Reese River
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The Reese River is a 181-mile-long (291 km)[1] tributary of the Humboldt River, located in central Nevada in the western United States.[2]
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The Reese rises in the southern section of the
The river is named after John Reese, who explored the area in 1854 as part of the expedition of
Reese River excitement
The Reese River excitement took place in 1862 and 1863 in the river valley. During this period, the area was explored and settled. After Austin was founded, prospectors went south to explore the Toiyabe Range and crossed the border of Lander County and Esmeralda County. Three mining districts were organized in the Toiyabe Range in Esmeralda County, namely Marysville, Twin River, and Washington. Also, several villages and ranches were established in the county. After the Toiyabe Range, the Shoshone Mountains were found, and in 1863 silver was found on the western side of the mountain range. At that place, Union District was organized, and the village Ione was founded.[7]
Nye County was established as a result of the Reese River excitement: inhabitants of Union District signed a petition in which they said the district was far from Aurora and Austin, the county seats of respectively Esmeralda and Lander County. Nye County was created by the Nevada Legislature on February 16, 1864.[7]
References
- ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved Feb 10, 2011.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Reese River
- ^ "Pony Express Historic Resource Study (Chapter 8)". NPS.gov. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ a b Horton, Gary A. (2000). Humboldt River Chronology: an Overview. Carson City, Nev.: Nevada Division of Water Planning. pp. 55-59.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 42.
- ^ "Reese River Reveille Newspaper, Austin, NV." Goaustinnevada.com. 2010. Web. 09 June 2012. <http://www.goaustinnevada.com/reveille.html Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine>.
- ^ a b Thompson; West (1881). History of Nevada. Oakland, California. pp. 512 and 513. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
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