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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 ...
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.
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... move to sidebar hide. Galena, Nevada is the name of two former communities : Galena, Lander County ...
As the mining boom waned early in the 20th century, Nevada's centers of political and business activity shifted to the nonmining communities, especially Reno and Las Vegas. Nevada is still the third-largest gold producer in the world, after South Africa and Australia; the state yielded 6.9% of the world's supply in 2005 world gold production. [14]
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]
The Galena Creek Schoolhouse in Washoe County, Nevada, in Reno, is a historic schoolhouse that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. [ 1 ] It is located just south of Galena Creek [ 2 ] near Callahan Park .
Nevada State Route 376 runs past the community, leading north towards Austin, 20 miles (32 km) away, and south 90 miles (140 km) to Tonopah. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Kingston CDP has an area of 4.1 square miles (10.5 km 2 ), all land.
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