Rhyolite Cook Bank
Preserving history with drones by creating 3D model of Cook Bank building located in Rhyolite Ghost Town.
Rhyolite was a thriving mining community in Nevada, Nye county, from 1904-1916. The name Rhyolite comes from the silica-rich volcanic rock in the area. In 1905 John Cook and his brother opened this bank. In 1907 the financial decline of Rhyolite was seen as the beginning of the end for the town. By 1910 the Cook Bank was closed and the fixtures were sold.
The town of Rhyolite began when Ed Cross and Shorty Harris found quartz in 1904. The ghost town of Rhyolite is on a mixture of federal and private land. It is not within the boundary of Death Valley National Park.
This is a 3D model of the Cook Bank in Rhyolite Ghost Town. Preserving history is imperative. We look forward to going back. Weather has destroyed many remaining buildings in the area. We do not know yet if this is still standing.
View the 3D model of Cook Bank in Rhyolite:
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This model was created with a DJI Mavic 2 Pro. 172 images processed with DroneDeploy.
BLM:https://www.blm.gov/visit/rhyolite-historic-area
National Park Service:https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/historyculture/rhyolite-ghost-town.htm#:~:text=This%20ghost%20town’s%20origins%20were,this%20banner%20is%20a%20crackerjack%E2%80%9D!
