Dayton

Dayton was another half an hour drive. Most of it was on a 4 lane highway with a lot of traffic. I missed the first turn off, but found another entry for the downtown. Okay, that is a stretch. It is very small. Most everything was closed, but as I was driving around I saw a small museum that was just opening.

It turns out that this was an old school house that was in use until the late 1950s. I was the only visitor and the dosen gave me a personal tour. It turns out that Dayton was founded by someone named John Day, but not the same John Day that founded the town in Oregon. It was the first Chinatown in Nevada, where the Chinese supplied vegetables to the miners in Virginia City. I learned that the Comstock Load was 20% gold and 80% silver. He was very nice and let me ring the school bell before I left. Very fun!

Next stop Fallon...Leggi altro