Coaldale, Nevada

Coal was discovered near Coaldale in 1894 by William Groszenger who sold 150 tons to the Columbus Marsh Borax works.

[1][2] In the early 1900s, there was renewed interest in the coal, when Dr. Frances Williams of Goldfield, Nevada personally restaked claims.

[3] In November, 1917, the Darms Mining Company asked the Nevada Railroads Commission to secure a rate of $3/ton to deliver coal from Coaldale to Reno.

The service station was closed down due to EPA testing in 1993 that found that its underground fuel tanks were leaking.

The Stranger features Kathy Long, female kickboxing champion, who battles bikers and saves the town.

The ghost town of Coaldale
Opening of bituminous coal bed. William Groszenger, the discoverer of the field. He is standing by the Columbus coal field, Columbus, Esmeralda County, Nevada . 1896. Note that there is a similar picture in Spurr, " Ore Deposits of the Silver Peak Quadrangle, Nevada ," v. 55 USGS, at Groszenger's name is also spelled Groezinger in other sources
Esmeralda County map