Farrell, Nevada

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Farrell, Nevada
Unincorporated community
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Farrell, Nevada
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Farrell, Nevada
Coordinates: 40°26′38″N118°46′18″W / 40.44389°N 118.77167°W / 40.44389; -118.77167
Country United States
State Nevada
County Pershing
Elevation
5,075 ft (1,547 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code 775
GNIS feature ID850109 [1]

Farrell is a ghost town in Pershing County, Nevada, United States. [1]

L. H. Egbert discovered ore near Farrell in 1863. [2] Gold and silver ore was discovered in the area in 1905, [3] 1907 [2] and 1908. [4] Farrell was located in the Stonehouse Canyon at the northern end of the Seven Troughs mining district in the Seven Troughs Range. [3] On July 12, 1912, a flood devastated the area, killing 8 people in nearby Mazuma. The area never really recovered after the flood. [3]

Farrell's Post Office was in operation from July 1907 until September 1911. [5]

In 1922, a shipment of rich ore was made from the Wild Cat mine located in the area. [4]

A small amount mining and milling occurred at Farrell in the 1930s. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Farrell, Nevada". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 3 Vanderburg, William O. (1936). Reconnaissance of mining districts in Pershing County, Nevada. hdl:2027/mdp.39015077569609 . Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 Davis, Sam P. (1913). The history of Nevada. Vol. 2. p. 903. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Lincoln, Francis Church (1923). Mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada. p. 205. hdl:2027/mdp.39015011432807 . Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farrell Post Office

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