January 26, 2022
Photo of a few of the historic storefronts on Front Street in Wells. Much of the district was destroyed by an earthquake about a year after the photo was taken.
In 2008, the historic railroad town of Wells, located on Interstate 80 about 45 miles east of Elko, was changed forever. That day a devastating earthquake struck the community of about 1,200 people, damaging many of the town’s most historic buildings.
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