The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Shoshone was founded in 1910 by Ralph Jacobus "Dad" Fairbanks, a Death Valley businessman and veteran of the nearby Greenwater Copper Rush.
A majority of its early buildings were repurposed from Greenwater. The town remains owned by his descendants; his daughter Estelle Francis (October 10, 1892 – March 6, 1970) married Charles Brown, a former Greenwater sheriff and future state senator (December 12, 1883 – May 9, 1963) and they continued management of the town after Fairbanks left. A post office operated at Shoshone from 1915, closed for part of 1920.
Shoshone was a stop on the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad which shut down in 1940.
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Start Shoshone’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Shoshone’s history is told.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
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