Melissa Clary has always been drawn to the Wild West. For years, she made it a point to explore the historic settlements near her home in Las Vegas. Pioche has been on Melissa’s radar for a long time. She had visited many times over the years and had even joined in on community celebrations. She […]
Rural Wrangler: Pioche
In the mid-1860s, stories spread of a rich silver lode in Nevada. Thousands of treasure seekers arrived from all points of the compass, and by 1870, the mining camp became one of the largest cities in the West outside of San Francisco. For years, wealth poured from its surrounding hills as if from a broken tap. When the bonanza inevitably ended, the town lived on and weathered another century and a half. Today, it is a rare living artifact of the 19th century. ... read more