April 20, 2005
Erected in 1872, Pioche's 'Million Dollar Courthouse' cost nearly $1 million by the time it was paid for - due to corruption and mismanagement. Richard Moreno/Special to the Appeal
Pioche rapidly became the largest mining town in southeastern Nevada in the early 1870s. Population estimates showed 10,000 people by 1871.
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