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Fallon is a city in Churchill County in the U.S. state of Nevada. The population was 9,327 at time of the 2020 census . [ 5 ] Fallon is the county seat of Churchill County [ 6 ] and is located in the Lahontan Valley .
As of 2009 the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe's headquarters is located in Fallon, Nevada. [5] The tribe is governed by a seven-person tribal council, [3] with Len George serving as the Tribal Chairperson as of 2009. [6]
The Maine Street Historic District in is a commercial area located in Fallon, Nevada. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019. History
Churchill County is a county in the western U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,516. [1] Its county seat is Fallon. Named for Mexican–American War hero brevet Brigadier General Sylvester Churchill, the county was formed in 1861. Churchill County comprises the Fallon, NV Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is in ...
Hidden Cave is located at a hilltop some 12 miles (19 km) from Fallon and east of Lahontan Valley. It was centered in the Toedokado Territory. The occupants resided near still water marshes where the pinon nut can be easily harvested. [4] The cave was gouged out and created around 21,000 years ago by waves of Lake Lahontan. [3]
The Spirit Cave mummy is the oldest human mummy found in North America. [1] [2] [3] It was discovered in 1940 in Spirit Cave, [4] 13 miles (21 km) east [5] of Fallon, Nevada, United States, by the husband-and-wife archaeological team of Sydney and Georgia Wheeler.
The Robert L. Douglass House, at 10 S. Carson St. in Fallon, Nevada, United States, was built in 1904. It has been described as an "outstanding" example of Queen Anne architecture. The property also includes a structure known as the Cottage Hospital and the Fallon Hospital, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [1] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [2]