Millers, Nevada facts for kids
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Millers, Nevada
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 Millers, Nevada
Location in Nevada
Millers, Nevada
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Esmeralda |
| Named for | Charles R. Miller |
| Elevation | 4,823 ft (1,470 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 856083 |
Millers (sometimes called Miller's) is a ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada. Today, it is empty. Millers started as a busy mining town. This happened after the big mining boom in Tonopah began.
You can still find Millers on many travel maps. This is because a highway rest stop is located there.
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Discovering Millers: A Nevada Ghost Town
Millers came to life because of the excitement in Tonopah. Tonopah was a place where lots of mining was happening. People were rushing there to find valuable minerals.
How Millers Began
In 1901, a railroad called the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad was built. By 1904, Millers was created. It was a station and a place for trains to get water along this new rail line.
Who Was Charles R. Miller?
The town was named after Charles R. Miller. He was an important person for the railroad. He was also once the Governor of Delaware. A governor is the leader of a state, similar to a president for a country.
Miller also worked as a vice president for the Tonopah Mining Company. He helped build a large mill in Millers in 1906. This mill used a special process to get valuable metals from rock.
Life and Decline of Millers
Millers had its own post office. It was open from January 1906 to September 1919. Then it reopened from February 1921 to December 1931.
In 1907, the railroad company built repair shops in Millers. Another big mill was also built. By 1910, Millers had a business area and 274 people living there.
Just one year later, in 1911, the railroad shops and the mill moved away. After this, the town of Millers slowly started to shrink. By 1941, only 28 people lived there. When the railroad stopped running in 1947, Millers became a true ghost town.
