Death of an Empire
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After U.S. Gypsum's mine was shuttered in Empire, Nev., its residents are left to scatter across the country as they're forced to leave their company-owned homes. The school in neighboring Gerlach, where Empire's children attended, are losing over 90 percent of their enrollment, making for an emotional end of the school year.
