Galena, Washoe County, Nevada
Galena, Nevada | |
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| Area code | 775 |
| GNIS feature ID | [1] |
Nevada Historical Marker | |
| Reference no. | 212 |
Galena is an abandoned town in
Steamboat Springs
is also known as Galena.
Galena was developed as a mining property in 1860, with the discovery of silver in the eastern foothills of the
Sierra Nevada. The town greatly expanded after 1862, when it also became an important lumbering center. By 1863, there were eleven sawmills operating in Galena. The town's streets during the height of commercial activity, were crowded with "grog shops overflowed with charcoal burners, wood choppers, timbermen, millers, miners, bullwhackers and teamsters"[2]
The town was abandoned after 1867, following two disastrous fires.
In 1990, the University of Nevada, Reno
The site is marked by
Nevada Historical Marker number 212.[5]
See also
- Galena, Lander County, Nevada - a ghost town
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Galena, Washoe County, Nevada
- ^ Paher, Stanley W. (1970). Nevada Ghost Towns and Mining Camps. Howell-North. p. 41.
- ^ Tingley, Joseph V. (1990). Mineral Resource Inventory--Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District, Nevada (Report). Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Union Mine
- ^ "Galena". Nevada State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
External links
- Galena (Washoe County) nvexpeditions
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