Tuscarora, Nevada

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Tuscarora, Nevada
Unincorporated community
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Tuscarora, September 2012
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Tuscarora
Tuscarora (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°18′51″N116°13′18″W / 41.31417°N 116.22167°W / 41.31417; -116.22167
Country United States
State Nevada
County Elko
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
89834 [1]
Area code 775
GNIS feature ID844463 [2]
Reference no.48

Tuscarora (Shoshoni language: Tosa Konoki [3] ) is an unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada, United States. [2] The community lies on the east side of the Tuscarora Mountains, approximately 40 miles north of Carlin and 50 miles from Elko. [4] Tuscarora is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area. Despite being widely referenced as a ghost town, Tuscarora is home to two schools, a library, a post office that is staffed every day, a bar and grill, and homes for its remaining residents. [5]

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History

Tuscarora was founded in Elko County, after an expedition by trader William Heath to find gold, in 1867. The community derives its name from the Tuscarora people. [6] As miners flocked to the town, a fort was built to offer protection from Indian raids and a water ditch was created to supply the town with water. Many Chinese men who had been employed by the Central Pacific Railroad (CPR) relocated to the town and began placer mining. By 1870, Tuscarora had a population of 119, of whom 104 were Chinese. A post office was established at Tuscarora in 1871. [7] A boom began following the discovery of silver ore. [8] In 1879, the population of Tuscarora reached 1,500, making it one of the larger settlements in Nevada. [9]

A second mining boom occurred between 1883 and 1887, racking up an equally high amount of silver as it did during its first boom as a result of several newly built mines in the 1870s. However, the silver production generated in the mines established during this mining boom period did not yield the same amount of production as they had previously, and mining companies in Tuscarora started entering into a decline period, with several mines, such as the Young America mine, closing down in the early 1890s. [10]

Despite this, several mining companies continued operating, and at one point, gold production was higher than silver during the late 1890s and early 1900s. [10] In 1987, exploration for microscopic gold mining was initiated, resulting in Horizon Gold establishing a permanent mine for silver and gold extraction in 1989, which lasted until 1991. [11]

Education

Tuscarora is home to two small schools provided by the Elko County School District.

Tuscarora has a public library, a branch of the Elko-Lander-Eureka County Library System. [12]

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "Tuscarora ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tuscarora, Nevada
  3. ↑ Crum, B., Crum, E., & Dayley, J. P. (2001). Newe Hupia: Shoshoni Poetry Songs. University Press of Colorado. Pg. 272 doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt46nz00
  4. ↑ Nevada Atllas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 8th ed. 2012, pp. 23 and 31 ISBN   9780899333342
  5. ↑ "Tuscarora Mybrary | Explore Mybrary". www.exploremybrary.org. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  6. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 30.
  7. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tuscarora Post Office
  8. ↑ "Tuscarora Mystery," Northeastern Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, 2008, Issue 2, pp 38-40
  9. ↑ Nevada Ghost Towns. Tuscarora
  10. 1 2 Hall, Shawn (March 1, 1998). Old Heart Of Nevada: Ghost Towns And Mining Camps Of Elko County. University of Nevada Press. ISBN   978-0-87417-409-0.
  11. ↑ Corp, American Pacific Mining (June 13, 2018). "American Pacific Mining Expands Upon Initial Phase of Drilling at Tuscarora". GlobeNewswire News Room. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Nevada Public Libraries". PublicLibraries.com. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
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