Editing Goodsprings, Nevada (section)

==History==
[[File:Goodsprings Schoolhouse.jpg|left|thumb|Goodsprings Schoolhouse was built in 1913]]
The town was named for [[cattle rancher]] Joseph Good, whose cattle frequented a [[Spring (hydrology)|spring]] nestled in the southeastern foothills of the Spring Mountains.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{cite book |author=Federal Writers' Project |url=http://dwgateway.library.unr.edu/keck/histtopoNV/Origin_of_Place_Names_Files/1941NevadaOriginofNames-pt1.pdf |title=Origin of Place Names: Nevada |publisher=W.P.A. |year=1941 |pages=15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409171723/http://dwgateway.library.unr.edu/keck/histtopoNV/Origin_of_Place_Names_Files/1941NevadaOriginofNames-pt1.pdf |archive-date=2018-04-09 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mormons|Mormon]] miners discovered lead at [[Potosi Mountain (Nevada)|Potosi Mountain]] in 1856.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Hidalgo |first=Jason |title=Goodsprings Elementary kids, some adults tested for lead exposure |url=https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2016/04/04/goodsprings-elementary-kids-some-adults-tested-lead-exposure/82483490/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Reno Gazette Journal |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524094347/https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2016/04/04/goodsprings-elementary-kids-some-adults-tested-lead-exposure/82483490/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Gold was first discovered in the region in 1893.<ref name=":3" /> Goodsprings was once the heart of the most productive mining districts in Clark County.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Pesek |first=Margo Bartlett |date=April 27, 2015 |title=Now a ghost town, ruins recall Goodsprings' heyday |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/trip-of-the-week/now-a-ghost-town-ruins-recall-goodsprings-heyday/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240206185532/https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/trip-of-the-week/now-a-ghost-town-ruins-recall-goodsprings-heyday/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Over the years, lead, silver, copper, zinc and gold have all been mined from this area.

Before 1900, a small cluster of tent cabins and a mill were erected, and a post office. Lincoln County established Goodsprings Township. In 1904, Salt Lake City mining interests platted the Goodsprings Township. Most early buildings in the town were constructed during the boom spurred by the railroad in 1910–1911.

After a number of moves, the current [[Goodsprings Schoolhouse]] was erected in 1913. Now on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], it is the oldest school in Clark County that was built as a school and is still used as a school.<ref name=":5" /> In 2009 citing costs, the school was nearly shut down.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Friess |first=Steve |date=April 12, 2009 |title=A Small Nevada Town Fears a Damaging Silence From Its School Bell Soon |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/13/us/13goodsprings.htm |work=New York Times}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=2013-11-09 |title=Good memories of Goodsprings |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/uncategorized/good-memories-of-goodsprings/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524094347/https://www.reviewjournal.com/uncategorized/good-memories-of-goodsprings/ |url-status=live }}</ref> By 2016, the school had only around 10 students.<ref name=":5" />

The town boasted a population of 800 by 1918.<ref name=":3" /> [[Lead mining]] increased during World War 1 to produce ammunition.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Dave |date=2017-05-02 |title=Drunk history |url=https://knpr.org/magazine-desert-companion/2017-05-02/drunk-history |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Nevada Public Radio {{!}} KNPR |language=en |archive-date=2023-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101052621/https://knpr.org/magazine-desert-companion/2017-05-02/drunk-history |url-status=live }}</ref> However, after World War I, mining slowed and families moved away. World War II created a second boom, but it too slowed after the war ended.<ref name=":4" /> The town's population has dwindled to approximately 200.<ref name=":6" />

During the 1950s, [[atomic testing]] took place in the area.<ref name=":6" />

Many of the buildings that were once built no longer are standing in Goodsprings. A major cause were the several fires destroyed buildings in the city, including a 1966 fire which destroyed the local Fayle Hotel.<ref name=":4" /> The Goodsprings Historical Society has attempted to preserve and restore local buildings by making repairs to the roofs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosch |first=Denise |date=2020-10-29 |title=Ghosts of Goodsprings: residents believe the dead may not have moved on |url=https://news3lv.com/news/local/ghosts-of-goodsprings-residents-believe-the-dead-may-not-have-move-on |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=KSNV |language=en |archive-date=2020-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101030345/https://news3lv.com/news/local/ghosts-of-goodsprings-residents-believe-the-dead-may-not-have-move-on |url-status=live }}</ref>