It all began in 1896 some 7,000 feet above sea level with the discovery of gold and silver. Within a decade, 250 residents had the services of a general store, multiple saloons, school house and stagecoach line. By 1909, the mills closed but it wasn't until the 1940's when scrap metal was needed for the war effort that the mill's stamping machine was removed. The inhabitants left when the mines ran dry but due to the inaccessibility of Berlin, the residents left many of their belongings because it was too costly to transport them. The Nevada Park System took possession of the town in 1970 combining it with the Paleontological Park (created in 1957) and today maintains the site in a state of arrested decay.
Located onSR884, 23 miles east of Gabbs and 306 miles from Las Vegas.