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When the water table dropped, water was pumped by windmills and electric pumps. Its mining potential and the fact that Goodsprings also had water-surface pools and artesian wells–kept the town going. The town was known for its rainbow of minerals and ores including lead, silver, copper, zinc, gold and platinum.
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Its boom was from 1913-1920, but it had several booms and busts through the years, enough to keep the residents hanging around for years in the hopes of another boom.
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Goodsprings, Nevada is a town that was never fully abandoned. The easy detour on a paved road can take you to a little piece of history. Its seemingly remote destination is in reality only 6 miles northwest of the roadside casinos, outlet malls, and fast food joints of Primm, Nevada. The living ghost town of Goodsprings, Nevada is located near the California, Nevada border. You can break up the monotony, grab some lunch, even get in one last little thrill of exploration before the trip is over. The drive back can be even worse–broke and tired if you’ve been to Vegas, windswept and beat if you’ve been tramping around the Nevada desert.īut I’m here to tell you that there is something to look forward to on this drive, a destination even. The scene cuts to them still driving, presumably hours later, no longer excited and only able to get out a tired “Vegas, baby, Vegas” as they drive the long highway with no end in sight. Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn start the drive pumped up. You know that long, trafficky drive from Las Vegas to Los Angeles on I-15? Even if you haven’t done the drive yourself, you’ve probably seen it immortalized in the 1996 comedy-drama Swingers.