Farrell, Nevada | |
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Coordinates: 40°26′38″N 118°46′18″W / 40.44389°N 118.77167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nevada |
County | Pershing |
Elevation | 5,075 ft (1,547 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Area code | 775 |
GNIS feature ID | 850109 [1] |
Farrell is a ghost town in Pershing County, Nevada, United States. [1]
L. H. Egbert discovered ore near Farrell in 1863. [2] Gold and silver ore was discovered in the area in 1905, [3] 1907 [2] and 1908. [4] Farrell was located in the Stonehouse Canyon at the northern end of the Seven Troughs mining district in the Seven Troughs Range. [3] On July 12, 1912, a flood devastated the area, killing 8 people in nearby Mazuma. The area never really recovered after the flood. [3]
Farrell's Post Office was in operation from July 1907 until September 1911. [5]
In 1922, a shipment of rich ore was made from the Wild Cat mine located in the area. [4]
A small amount mining and milling occurred at Farrell in the 1930s. [2]
Farrell, Nevada | |
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Coordinates: 40°26′38″N 118°46′18″W / 40.44389°N 118.77167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nevada |
County | Pershing |
Elevation | 5,075 ft (1,547 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Area code | 775 |
GNIS feature ID | 850109 [1] |
Farrell is a ghost town in Pershing County, Nevada, United States. [1]
L. H. Egbert discovered ore near Farrell in 1863. [2] Gold and silver ore was discovered in the area in 1905, [3] 1907 [2] and 1908. [4] Farrell was located in the Stonehouse Canyon at the northern end of the Seven Troughs mining district in the Seven Troughs Range. [3] On July 12, 1912, a flood devastated the area, killing 8 people in nearby Mazuma. The area never really recovered after the flood. [3]
Farrell's Post Office was in operation from July 1907 until September 1911. [5]
In 1922, a shipment of rich ore was made from the Wild Cat mine located in the area. [4]
A small amount mining and milling occurred at Farrell in the 1930s. [2]