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Lake Valley, Sierra County, New Mexico
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Lake Valley was a silver-mining town in Sierra County, U.S. state of New Mexico.
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The 'heyday' of the town was from 1881 to 1893. The last resident departed in 1994.
The present day ghost town is deserted.