Riepetown, Nevada | |
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Coordinates: 39°15′52″N 115°0′39″W / 39.26444°N 115.01083°W | |
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]
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]
Riepetown, Nevada | |
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Coordinates: 39°15′52″N 115°0′39″W / 39.26444°N 115.01083°W | |
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]
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]