The Salt Tower
A part of Nevada's history still stands as testament to the by gone days of mining. Just off U.S. Highway 95 near Mina and the Tonopah Junction, a wooden tower protrudes from a mound of white, accented against the deep blue desert sky.
Today, this area is named the Rhodes Salt Marsh. However back during Nevada's mining rush it was known as the Virginia Marsh, that is until A. J. Rhodes founded the salt mine and town in the late 1800's. Salt was shipped from Rhodes to be used in mills at Aurora, Belmont, Belleville and Virginia City. During this time, it was declared that the Rhodes Mine had enough salt to preserve the world. As all good things eventually come to an end, a closer source of salt was found at Sand Springs in 1863, bringing the mine and town to a slow demise.
For more information on Nevada Mining:
http://nevada-history.org/mines.html
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