Ghost Town

American Flat

Storey County, NV

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Comstock-era mill flat and short-lived townsite just SW of Gold Hill / Virginia City where large reduction mills processed ore from the lode. The historic populated place is gone; ruins and industrial footprints remain on the open flats below the Comstock towns.

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RegionStorey County, NV
Coordinates39.2707, -119.6663
ARPAArtifacts & structures are protected by federal law (ARPA) — take only photos, leave every relic in place.
EraComstock mill district (1860s–)
RoleOre reduction mills for Virginia City / Gold Hill
GNISAmerican Flat (historical) Populated Place

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