Galena, Lander County, Nevada

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Galena, Lander County

Galena is a ghost town in Lander County, Nevada, approximately 11 miles southwest of Battle Mountain. [1]

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History

Galena was founded in 1869 as a mining community, particularly in silver. [2] The community was named for deposits of galena ore near the original town site. [3] The Galena post office was closed in 1907. [4]

The settlement that was now a few hundred people began to give in to other mining towns. In 1886, the French Mining Company took over control of the mines and ended development. There were some more mining activities that began around World War I that sporadically continued into the 1960s. [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Galena (historical)
  2. ↑ "GALENA". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
  3. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 41.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Galena Post Office (historical)
  5. ↑ "Galena Nevada - Lander County Ghost Town". destination4x4.com. Retrieved March 31, 2025.

40°33′52″N117°07′48″W / 40.56444°N 117.13000°W / 40.56444; -117.13000

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