Toulon, Nevada | |
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Coordinates: 40°03′46″N 118°38′42″W / 40.06278°N 118.64500°W | |
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]
Carlson states that the name may commemorate Toulon, France. [1]
Toulon is visible from Interstate 80. [3]
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.
Toulon, Nevada | |
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Coordinates: 40°03′46″N 118°38′42″W / 40.06278°N 118.64500°W | |
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]
Carlson states that the name may commemorate Toulon, France. [1]
Toulon is visible from Interstate 80. [3]
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.