Beatty
Beatty, United States
Beatty was the center of three short-lived, so-called "gold" railroads that were spawned by the strikes of the early 1900's in Tonopah, Goldfield and Rhyolite. <br><br> During 1906-'07 three railroads were built in this area. The <u>Las Vegas and Tonopah</u> built from Las Vegas through Beatty and Rhyolite to Goldfield. The <u>Bullfrog Goldfield</u> built south from Goldfield to Beatty and Rhyolite. The <u>Tonopah and Tidewater</u> built north from Ludlow, California to Gold Center and used the BG tracks from Gold Center to Beatty and Rhyolite until 1914.<br><br> Rancher M.M. Beatty drove the last spike here on April 18, 1907, marking the completion of the first and only north-south railroad system in the state.<br><br> Rails were torn up at Beatty beginning on July 18, 1942.