The Silver State is home to some of the country’s most unique historical landmarks— but city officials around Nevada are looking to develop land and demolish the roots that started the success of this state and brought in the locals we know and love.
As a result, a statewide historic preservation organization, Preserve Nevada, is on a mission to save them by creating a list of the Silver State’s “Most Endangered Historic Places” to help raise awareness of these locations and their impact on the environment and community.
This year’s list includes buildings and cultural or environmental elements that acknowledge historical contributions by Nevada’s Italian, Basque and Japanese residents.
Here are the 12 most endangered historic places in Nevada and how their extinction could affect locals around the state:
Frontier Cemeteries
. In the 1850s, hundreds of short-lived mining towns began popping up across Nevada. The harsh living conditions in these isolated towns made cemeteries an integral part of the communities.