Argenta, Nevada | |
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| Coordinates: 40°40′28″N116°42′20″W / 40.67444°N 116.70556°W [1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Lander |
| Elevation | 4,593 ft (1,400 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Argenta is a ghost town in Lander County, Nevada, in the United States.
Silver was found in Argenta in 1866, a small camp was built and a little town established. Argenta's post office opened in December 1868. [2] Argenta became in a shipping point for Austin, Nevada, and its residents had the hope that Austin would help make Argenta the railroad center of the Lander County. [3] Unhappily, the center of attentions in Austin was Battle Mountain, Nevada, which was closer to the city and nearer Galena. [3] People of Argenta understood that the future of the town was bedeviled. In December 1870, they moved everything and themselves to Battle Mountain, [2] and Argenta became a ghost town. The name of the post office was changed from Argenta to Battle Mountain on February 24, 1874. [2] There was no activity in Argenta until 1930 when barite was discovered in Argenta Mountain. From 1930 and 1969 over $3 million in barite was produced. The mine was active until 2015, when it was closed by its owner Baker Hughes.
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