Riepetown, Nevada

Riepetown, Nevada
Ghost town
Riepetown, circa 1905
Riepetown, Nevada
Coordinates: 39°15′52″N115°0′39″W / 39.26444°N 115.01083°W / 39.26444; -115.01083
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	White Pine
Elevation	7,100 ft (2,200 m)
GNIS feature ID	856354

Riepetown is a ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada, United States. ^{[1] [2]} Riepetown is located on former State Route 485, 3 miles southwest of its junction with U.S. Route 50; 5 miles northwest of Ely. ^[3]

History

Riepetown was named for Richard A. Riepe, a first-generation German immigrant who surveyed the land in this area. Riepe was later elected to the Nevada Assembly, representing Lincoln County in 1883 and White Pine County in 1889. ^[4]

Riepetown was not a company town and thus played host to businesses banned in other mining communities, such as brothels and saloons. It was decimated by a massive fire in 1917, and though portions were rebuilt, the town gradually depopulated. ^[4]

Notes

1. "Riepetown | ONE". www.onlinenevada.org. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
2. "Riepetown, Nevada". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. Riepetown, Nevada History
4. "Information and photos of Riepetown". Archived from the original on December 3, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2012.