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Goldfeld (other)
Goldfeld may refer to: Places * Goldfield, Nevada, ghost town in Nevada, USA * Goldfield Hotel in Goldfield, Nevada, was added to the Nevada State Register of Historic Places and was part of the scenery of many Ghost TV shows and movies Other uses * Goldfeld (surname), people with the surname Goldfeld See also * Goldfeld–Quandt test * Anshel–Anshel–Goldfeld key exchange {{DEFAULTSORT:Goldfeld ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goldfield, Nevada
Goldfield is an unincorporated small desert city and the county seat of Esmeralda County, Nevada. It is the locus of the Goldfield CDP which had a resident population of 268 at the 2010 census, down from 440 in 2000. Goldfield is located southeast of Carson City, along U.S. Route 95. Goldfield was a boomtown in the first decade of the 20th century due to the discovery of gold – between 1903 and 1940, Goldfield's mines produced more than $86 million at then-current prices. Much of the town was destroyed by a fire in 1923, although several buildings survived and remain today, notably the Goldfield Hotel, the Consolidated Mines Building (the communications center of the town until 1963), and the schoolhouse. Gold exploration continues in and around the town today. History The community was named for deposits of gold near the original town site. Gold was discovered at Goldfield in 1902, its year of inception. By 1904, the Goldfield district produced about 800 tons of ore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
