Weed Heights, Nevada | |
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  Weed Heights  Weed Heights | |
| Coordinates: 38°59′00″N119°12′35″W / 38.98333°N 119.20972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Lyon |
| Elevation | 4,666 ft (1,422 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 89447 |
| GNIS feature ID | 845727 [1] |
Weed Heights is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada, USA. [1] It is adjacent to Yerington.
The Anaconda Copper Company built Weed Heights in 1952, named for Clyde E Weed, vice president in charge of Anaconda operations, [2] to support the Anaconda Mine. [3] A post office was established March 16, 1953. [2] The town was owned by Anaconda until the company was taken over by Atlantic Richfield Company. [4] Atlantic Richfield ceased operations in 1978 and sold the property in 1982 to Don Tibbals, [5] a Lyon County commissioner, [6] who subsequently sold the entire property to Arimetco, with the exception of the town of Weed Heights, [4] which is now a rental community and RV park. [7]
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Butte is a consolidated city-county and the county seat of Silver Bow County, Montana, United States. In 1977, the city and county governments consolidated to form the sole entity of Butte-Silver Bow. The city covers 718 square miles (1,860 km2), and, according to the 2020 census, has a population of 34,494, making it Montana's fifth-largest city. It is served by Bert Mooney Airport with airport code BTM.
Gerlach, Nevada is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The population was 130 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prior to 2010, Gerlach was part of the Gerlach–Empire census-designated place. The town of Empire is now a separate CDP. The next nearest town, Nixon, is 60 miles (100 km) to the south on a reservation owned by the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe. The Fly Geyser is located near Gerlach.
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The Anaconda Copper Mining Company, known as the Amalgamated Copper Company from 1899 to 1915, was an American mining company headquartered in Butte, Montana. It was one of the largest trusts of the early 20th century and one of the largest mining companies in the world for much of the 20th century.
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Poeville, also known as Peavine until 1863, is the site of a historical mining town, established in 1864. John Poe, a professional promoter from Michigan allegedly related to Edgar Allan Poe, discovered rich gold and silver veins in 1862 on the slopes of Peavine Mountain. After the discovery of ore, Poe announced that the veins comprised the next Comstock Lode; he presented extracted ore at the state fair of 1864 as rich in content. As a result, the former mining camp, called Poe City (Poeville) or Podunk (Poedunk), grew to 200 people by 1864. Ore production in the mining district and population peaked around 1873-1874 with several hundred people living in town, supported by three hotels and a post office. The post office, named "Poeville", operated between September 1, 1874, and March 24, 1878.
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Noble Hamilton Getchell (1875-1960) was an American miner and politician from Nevada. He served five consecutive terms in the Nevada State Senate from 1922 through 1942. He also served in the Arizona State Senate from 1917 through 1918, during the 3rd Arizona State Legislature. He was the chairman of the Nevada Republican Committee for 12 years, followed by 13 years as the National Committeeman for the Republicans in Nevada. He was in the mining field, doing exploration and development in Alaska, Colorado, Arizona, Washington, and most significantly in Nevada. The mineral Getchellite is named after him, and for several decades, until its demolition in 2013, the library at the University of Nevada was named after him.
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