on the second floor over the main saloon. An aerial tramway carried buckets of ore from the mines to the Godbe Mill. The tramway ran during the 1920s and 1930s and was used for the transportation of silver and nickel ore. The abandoned tramway used cables which still stretch over parts of the town, with some original ore buckets intact. During Labor Day in September, the population swells for events including fireworks, history-based theater and mining car filling contests called "mucking events." In December, the town holds a public Christmas tree lighting. The town of Pioche is Nevada Historical Marker 5. Notable person Dr. Quincy Fortier, fertility doctor who inseminated patients with his own sperm for over 40 years. See also Bullionville, Nevada Pioche Formation References External links Pioche Nevada Pioche – Nevada Ghost Town Pioche, Nevada (Western Mining History) Census-designated places in Lincoln County, Nevada Census-designated places in Nevada Unincorporated towns in Nevada County seats in Nevada Populated places established in 1864 Boot Hill cemeteries