Austin, Nevada: A Living Ghost Town with an Abandoned Castle

Our first stop in Austin, Nevada was in front of the Lander County Courthouse built in 1869. This is one of 11 sites in Austin on the National Register of Historic Places and during the 1800s was used to hang convicted men from the second story balcony! We were anticipating a somewhat less dramatic encounter hoping to get our Highway 50 passports stamped there.

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