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St. Thomas, Nevada
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<p>St. Thomas, Nevada is a <a href="/facts/Ghost_town/ATpvehcq">ghost town</a> in <a href="/facts/Clark_County,_Nevada/ffDPHKqd">Clark County</a>, <a href="/facts/Nevada/HNWhCrQv">Nevada</a>, United States, near where the <a href="/facts/Muddy_River_(Nevada)/F1fPvQdf">Muddy River</a> flows into the <a href="/facts/Colorado_River/yGEJtRAJ">Colorado River</a>. St. Thomas was purchased by the <a href="/facts/Federal_government_of_the_United_States/VJCxUaf7">US Federal Government</a> and abandoned as the waters of <a href="/facts/Lake_Mead/Ble9p6Ub">Lake Mead</a> submerged the town in the 1930s. </p><p>However, as the level of Lake Mead dropped in the 2000s, the ruins of the town resurfaced. It is now located within the <a href="/facts/Lake_Mead_National_Recreation_Area/sjBS84tx">Lake Mead National Recreation Area</a>. </p>