In 1925, the US Postal Service began transporting mail across the country using planes, and the very first flight flew from Pasco, Washington to Elko, Nevada.<\/p>\n
Elko was founded as a gold town in the time of the gold rush, although the ranching and tourism industries have grown greatly since its founding.\u00a0 As a state, Nevada provides more gold than most countries, but Elko is the city that actually harbors most of Nevada’s gold veins.<\/p>\n
The only woman ever executed in the state of Nevada, Elizabeth Potts was hung in Elko in 1890.\u00a0 She and her husband were convicted of the murder and mutilation of her second husband, whom requested or possibly attempted to blackmail her into paying his debts.<\/p>\n
It was built in 1969 and is the most haunted place in Elko.\u00a0 Between mistresses being shot dead by jealous wives and and Wild West gunslingers, there’s sure to be ghosts who have stuck around.\u00a0 Patrons and staff have reported instances of being locked in offices, seeing shadows and figures, and on the third floor (the scariest floor), hearing gunshots, the screams of crying babies, and doors opening or lights turning on by themselves.<\/p>\n
Did you know some of these fun facts about Elko, Nevada? Elko was the destination of the first commercial mail flight. In 1925, the US Postal Service began transporting mail across the country using planes, and the very first flight flew from Pasco, Washington to Elko, Nevada. Elko is a literal goldmine. Elko was founded…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1670,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-things-to-do-in-elko"],"yoast_head":"\n