Ghost Towns of Nevada County

Ever wondered how Gold Rush towns like You Bet, Gouge Eye and Snow Tent got their names?

Answers to this and many other questions about Nevada County’s Gold Rush past can be found in the third edition of Ghost Towns of Nevada County.

It contains histories of 38 County ghost towns, 3 maps and 75 photographs and other images, as well as a brief history of the County and some “gold mining for dummies.”

Says The Donner Summit Historical Society: “The amount of research is amazing and one wonders how the author was able to ferret out so much information.”

The author, Bernard Zimmerman, is a long time resident of You Bet and the Chair of the Nevada County Historical Landmarks Commission. He is also coauthor of the electronic edition of Exploring Nevada County, a guide to the over 200 historical landmarks in the County. He is a lifetime member of the Nevada County Historical Society and was recently named its “Citizen of the Year.”