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Galena is an abandoned town in Washoe County, Nevada, south of Reno. The portion of Reno just south of Mount Rose Highway and west of Steamboat Springs is also known as Galena. Galena was developed as a mining property in 1860, with the discovery of silver in the eastern foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The town greatly expanded after 1862, when ...
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... move to sidebar hide. Galena, Nevada is the name of two former communities : Galena, Lander County ...
Galena was founded in 1869 as a mining community. [2] The community was named for deposits of galena ore near the original town site. [ 3 ] The Galena post office was discontinued in 1907.
Galena Park is within District 6 [21] of the Texas Senate; as of 2011, Mario Gallegos, Jr. was the representative. [22] Galena Park was within Texas's 29th congressional district; as of 2019, Sylvia Garcia represented the district. [23] The United States Postal Service operates the Galena Park Post Office at 1805 Clinton Drive. [24]
Park name Image County Area [3] Elevation Estab-lished [4] Remarks [4] acres ha ft m Beaver Dam State Park: Lincoln: 2,182 883: 5,395 1,644: 1935: Preserves a section of Beaver Dam Wash in eastern Nevada's most remote state park. Berlin–Ichthyosaur State Park: Nye: 1,116 452: 6,975 2,126: 1957: Preserves in situ ichthyosaur fossils and the ...
Washoe County (/ ˈ w ɒ ʃ oʊ /) is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 486,492, [1] making it Nevada's second-most populous county. Its county seat is Reno. [2] Washoe County is included in the Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Galena High School is a public secondary school in Southwest Reno, Nevada that is a part of the Washoe County School District. The school mascot is the Grizzly Bear, and the school's colors are black and gold. Their sports teams are known as the "Galena Grizzlies". Galena has been accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools. [2]
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