Other prized Nevada rockhounding locations can be found right outside Ely, and have a thing or two to do with natural garnets. When prospectors first came to Nevada, they kept turning up red gemstones in the mountains spanning from Ely to Elko. Though originally assumed to be rubies—hence...
About: The Diamond State Park was opened in the year 1972 and since then it is the only diamond unit that is accessible to the public. There are many gemstones that can also be found in the ploughed field. You can dig out from rented tools from the park and no battery operated equipmen...
Dig deep into the history of theRockfordregion in the 148-acre Midway Village Museum, enjoy a stunning performance in Coronado Performing Arts Center, or head to Rock Cut State Park, which features campsites and trails ideal for hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, a...
DeWitt Clinton realizes that $7 million may not be enough money to finish the project, so he has the construction start where it is easiest – in soft, flat farmland – and in the middle of the state, in Rome, and tells them to dig east and west from there. “It starts in the mid...