Wahmonie

Some photos of this place
Nevada State Journal 1928 02 27 3 Ad in Nevada State Journal, February 27, 1928 Las Vegas Age 1928 03 13 4 Ad from Las Vegas Age, March 13, 1928 Reno Gazette Journal 1928 03 06 Page 10 (2) Reno Evening Gazette, March 6, 1928 Reno Gazette Journal 1928 03 06 Page 10 The Founders. Reno Evening Gazette, March 6, 1928
1928 UNLV The original Wahmonie Townsite Company was doing a brisk business selling lots in the new camp. The Original Townsite Company, as opposed to the townsite companies that weren't original. 1928 Courtesy UNLV 1928 UNLV The view of Main Street in Wahmonie, Nevada A view of Main St. 1928. Courtesy UNLV UNLV 1928 The view view from a distance of Wahmonie, Nevada A view of Wahmonie from a distance. 1928 Courtesy UNLV UNLV Wahmonie gold rush makeshift store c. 1928-29. Earl Rockwell; Leon Rockwell, jr.; George Hanford; C. V. T. Gilbert A makeshift store, showing Earl Rockwell, Leon Rockwell, Jr., and George Hanford. 1928 Courtesy UNLV
An exterior view of the Wahmonie Cafe The Wahmonie Cafe, where the elite meet to eat. 1928 Courtesy UNLV UNLV Gilbert's makeshift store, Wahmonie Gilbert's makeshift store., around 1928. Note the slot machine. Gambling was legalized in Nevada on March 19, 1931, when Governor Fred B. Balzar signed Assembly Bill 98 into law. This legislation, also known as the "Wide Open Gambling Bill," allowed licensed gambling establishments to operate legally, reversing a previous ban from 1909. Courtesy UNLV UNLV Men pose in front of a tent in the desert in Wahmonie, Nevada Men posing in front of a tent. Courtesy UNLV UNLV Gold Bar Club, Wahmonie, Nevada, men at entry, including George Sanders (right). Near Pahrump, NV. 1928-1929. Written in bottom left- First club, Wahmonie Nev. H. E. Johnson Photo. The Gold Bar Club, the first in Wahmonie. George Sanders stands on right. Courtesy UNLV
UNLV Two men stand near automobiles and the sign for Gilbert Bros. Groceries & Supplies This picture of the Gilbert Brothers Grocery store makes me dizzy. Courtesy UNLV UNLV Fred Hesse and Spud Lake stand outside of the Gold Bar Club next to an automobile. Hold the camera level, dammit. Courtesy UNLV UNLV pho032937 Courtesy UNLV UNR First Women in Wahmonie colorSAI result Supposedly the first women in Wahmonie, colorized.
Skull Mountain, NV, 1:125,000 quad, 1942, USGS 1942 USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection shows location already within bombing range. : HTMC, USGS Screenshot 2025-05-27 104332 1929 State Highway map showing town 1935 NV state road mp 1935 State road map still showing Wahmonie. After this, it would vanish from maps. PLAT02 Townsite Plat filed March 3, 1928
Plat2 Townsite plat filed March 5, 1928 Nevada Test Site, Pluto Facility, Disassembly Building, Area 26, Wahmonie Flats, Cane Spring Road, Mercury, Nye County, NV LOC Wahmonie today - the Nevada Test Site, Pluto Facility, Disassembly Building, Area 26, Wahmonie Flats, Cane Spring Road, Mercury, Nye County, NV , courtesy Library of Congress. Don't ask what they disassemble there. Nevada Test Site Pluto Facility Guard House Wahmonie Flats Cane Spring Road Mercury Nye County NV LOC If you make it this far, just tell the friendly guard you're here to visit Wahmonie Nevada Test Site Pluto Facility Test Car Wash Stand Area 26 Wahmonie Flats Cane Spring Road Mercury Nye County NV LOC Nevada Test Site Pluto Facility Test Car Wash Stand Area 26 Wahmonie Flats Cane Spring Road Mercury Nye County NV, Make sure you bring plenty of quarters. Courtesy Library of Congress.