Lane City, Nevada

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Lane City, Nevada
Ghost town
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Lane City, Nevada
Coordinates: 39°15′36″N114°55′52″W / 39.26000°N 114.93111°W / 39.26000; -114.93111
Country United States
State Nevada
County White Pine
Elevation
6,598 ft (2,011 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code 775
GNIS ID845529

Lane City or Mineral City was a settlement in White Pine County, Nevada. It is now a ghost town.

A mining camp was founded in 1869 just west of Ely, Nevada, and named Mineral City until 1876. [1] Since Mineral City lay on the Central Overland Route, a stagecoach stop followed, and by 1872, the boomtown had a post office and more than 600 inhabitants. [1] In 1896 the town was renamed Lane City for Charles D. Lane, [2] following his purchase of Chainman, a major local mining and milling operation. The remnants of the town lie along what is now US 50.

References

  1. 1 2 "Lane City, Nevada". greatbasinheritage.org. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2024. Greatbasinheritage.org.
  2. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 77. Retrieved November 10, 2024.


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