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The town of Empire, Nev. (100 miles North of Reno) will be sealed off June 20.
Cody Angstadt (midair) and his friend Matthew Watson ride skateboards at the shipping dock. Both are finishing the school year before
Workers erect a fence around the company-owned town of Empire, Nev. The United States Gypsum Company halted its gypsum mine and wallboard manufacturing operations in January after 87 years. Tony Avelar/The Christian Science Monitor
Owned by United States Gypsum, the whole town is being sealed off by a three-mile-long fence. Tony Avelar/The Christian Science Monitor
Mary McAuliffe (r), with her daughter Alley, packed their belongings into moving boxes after her husband lost his job. Tony Avelar/The Christian Science Monitor
The gypsum wallboard mined and manufactured in Empire, Nev. is seen stacked in town. Tony Avelar/The Christian Science Monitor
Katie Moran was the librarian at the Empire-Gerlach elementary school. The school will cut all but three positions for the next school
A highway sign points to tiny Empire, Nev. (pop. 350). Tony Avelar/The Christian Science Monitor
The desert will reclaim all the green of Empire, including the employee golf course. Tony Avelar/The Christian Science Monitor
In Pictures: Derby Day devotees, Kenyan style
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/16
In Pictures: Dazzle like Beckham
In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/15
In Pictures: Duchess Kate's royal baby bump
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/14
In Pictures: Keffiyeh is rebel chic
Saudi woman scales Everest with group of 64 climbers Saturday. Raha Moharrak, a 25-year old graphic designer, is the first Saudi woman to have reached the summit of Mount Everest.
Mountaineering officials say 64 climbers, including a Saudi Arabian woman, have successfully scaled Mount Everest from Nepal's side of the mountain.
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