The Atlas Obscura Guide To White Pine County

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in White Pine County, Nevada

Updated August 15, 2017

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Unusual Attractions in White Pine County

Path to the six charcoal ovens

White Pine County, Nevada

Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park

These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.

Ruins of the Wells Fargo building

White Pine County, Nevada

Hamilton Ghost Town

A Nevada mining boomtown that ran out of silver and luck.

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McGill, Nevada

McGill Drugstore Museum

A perfectly preserved small-town pharmacy and soda fountain that opened in the early 20th century and closed in the 1980s.

17 miles from White Pine County

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