Aurora | |
Nearest city | Hawthorne, Nevada |
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Coordinates | 38°17′21″N 118°53′57″W / 38.28917°N 118.89917°W |
Built | 1860 |
NRHP reference No. | 74001147[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 30, 1974 |
Aurora is a ghost town in Mineral County in the west central part of the US state of Nevada, approximately 22 mi (35 km) southwest of the town of Hawthorne, three miles from the California border.
Today the townsite is much diminished, having been damaged by vandals. After World War II many of the buildings were razed for their brick.[2]
The road to Aurora was once difficult to navigate except via four-wheel drive, as the winter snows and spring run-off damaged the road in the canyon leading to the town.[citation needed] In recent years the operations of a nearby mine have improved the road so that even non-4WD vehicles can reach the town site.[citation needed]