Toulon, Nevada

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Toulon, Nevada
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Toulon, Nevada
Toulon, Nevada (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°03′46″N118°38′42″W / 40.06278°N 118.64500°W / 40.06278; -118.64500 Coordinates: 40°03′46″N118°38′42″W / 40.06278°N 118.64500°W / 40.06278; -118.64500
Country United States
State Nevada
County Pershing
Elevation
3,927 ft (1,197 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)

Toulon is a former non-agency railroad station [1] in Pershing County, Nevada, United States. [2]

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Carlson states that the name may commemorate Toulon, France. [1]

Toulon is visible from Interstate 80. [3]

History

In between 1916 and 1918, a tungsten concentrator was erected at Toulon. [4] The concentrator processed scheelite ore from the Ragged Top Mining District near Ragged Top Mountain. [4] In 1918, the mill was turned in to an arsenic mill that processed ore from near Battle Mountain. [5]

The mill was acquired in 1929, but remained idle until 1936, when it was refurbished. [6] The mill played an important role refining tungsten ore from Nevada and California during WWII including a 1943 addition of a flotation plant. [6] [7] The plant was operated in the 1930s [8] and 40s by Ott Heizer, [7] who was the father of Robert Heizer, the archaeologist and grandfather of Michael Heizer, the land artist and sculptor.

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References

  1. 1 2 Carlson, Helen S. (1974). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. p. 234.
  2. ↑ "Toulon, Nevada". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  3. ↑ Rich Moreno (July 4, 2015). "The story of the nowhere I-80 exits". Lahontan Valley News. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  4. 1 2 Vanderburg, William O. (1936). Reconnaissance of mining districts in Pershing County, Nevada. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Mines. p. 26. hdl:2027/mdp.39015077569609.
  5. ↑ Lincoln, Francis Church (1923). Mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada. hdl:2027/mdp.39015011432807 . Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  6. 1 2 Limbaugh, Ronald H. (28 September 2010). Tungsten in Peace and War, 1918–1946. ISBN   9780874178210 . Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Tailing Plant for Toulon to Save Tungsten". Reno Gazette-Journal. March 13, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Mill at Toulon to be Repaired by Heizer". Reno Gazette-Journal. April 4, 1936. p. 7. Retrieved March 17, 2020.

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