Rochester, Nevada, was a silver-mining town in Pershing County, Nevada, USA, approximately 110 mi east of Reno. It is now a ghost town. Low…Rochester, Nevada, was a silver-mining town in Pershing County, Nevada, USA, approximately 110 mi east of Reno. It is now a ghost town. Lower Rochester is still accessible to visitors, but was largely destroyed by a wildfire in 2012; Upper Rochester has been buried under mine tailings of the more recent Coeur Rochester open pit mine.
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