Delamar, Nevada

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Delamar, Nevada is a historic ghost town in Lincoln County that was once a booming late-19th-century gold mining camp known for its rich ore and deadly silica dust.

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Delamar, Nevada canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ghost town ⓘ
historic place ⓘ
access dirt roads ⓘ
category former populated places in Lincoln County, Nevada ⓘ
ghost towns in Nevada ⓘ
mining communities in Nevada ⓘ
causeOfDeaths silicosis ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
county Lincoln County, Nevada ⓘ
economicBasis hard-rock gold mining ⓘ
elevation approximately 6000 feet ⓘ
era early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
hasFacility business district ⓘ
cyanide plant ⓘ
post office ⓘ
residential area ⓘ
stamp mill ⓘ
hasFeature abandoned mine workings ⓘ
mill ruins ⓘ
mine tailings ⓘ
stone building ruins ⓘ
healthHazard silica dust from ore crushing ⓘ
knownAs Delamar Mining District ⓘ
The Widowmaker ⓘ
knownFor gold mining ⓘ
rich gold ore ⓘ
silica dust-related lung disease ⓘ
locatedIn Great Basin ⓘ
Mojave Desert region ⓘ
linked to: Mojave Desert
namedAfter Captain Joseph Raphael De Lamar ⓘ
nearestTown Caliente, Nevada ⓘ
oreType gold-bearing quartz ⓘ
partOf Delamar Mining District ⓘ
peakPeriod late 1890s ⓘ
populationAtPeak approximately 1500 ⓘ
region southeastern Nevada ⓘ
significantEvent construction of large stamp mill in 1890s ⓘ
decline of mining after early 1900s ⓘ
gold discovery in early 1890s ⓘ
major fire in 1900 ⓘ
mine closure in early 20th century ⓘ
startDate 1890s ⓘ
state Nevada ⓘ
status abandoned ⓘ
uninhabited ⓘ
tourism visited by ghost town explorers ⓘ
visited by off-road enthusiasts ⓘ

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Delamar Mountains → hasNearbySettlement → Delamar, Nevada ⓘ
Delamar mining district → contains → Delamar, Nevada ⓘ