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Ely (/ ˈ iː l i /, EE-lee) is the largest city and county seat of White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route. In 1906 copper was discovered. Ely's mining boom came later than the other towns along US 50.
Papez also noted that some of Nevada's most dangerous criminals were kept at Ely State Prison and were sometimes brought to the courthouse. The Ely Times, the local newspaper, wrote at the time, "Security at the courthouse now is haphazard at best and non-existent the majority of the time. While there is a metal detector at the top of the ...
A limber (white) pine tree in Nevada. The county was established by the Nevada legislature in 1869 from Lander County and named after the heavy growth of limber pine trees in the area, which were then called white pine. Hamilton was the first county seat from 1869 to 1887, when it was replaced by Ely after a fire.
The Ely City Hall and Fire Station, at 501 Mill St. in Ely in White Pine County, Nevada, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. [1]It "was recognized for its role as the seat of the City of Ely's government from its construction in 1929 to the present, as well as its role as the headquarters for Ely's Fire Department from 1929 to 1999."
The museum & Ely City own the entire original Nevada Northern Railway route, however only a small segment from Ruth to Ely is currently in use by the railroad for the tourist trains; plans to reopen the line to McGill were announced on October 14, 2021, by way of a $10 million federal grant. [17]
Ely — a city and the county seat of White Pine County, northern Nevada. Pages in category "Ely, Nevada" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
When Mark Wahlberg and his siblings get together, it's all about family time.. Wahlberg, 53, recently touched on how he and his eight siblings — including Debbie, who died in 2003, Michelle ...
Hotel Nevada and Gambling Hall, also known as the Historic Hotel Nevada and Gambling Hall, is a hotel and casino located at 501 Aultman Street in Ely, Nevada. [1] The Hotel Nevada was built at a cost of $400,000, and was opened on July 7, 1929, with 100 hotel rooms. At six stories high, it was the tallest building in the state until 1931.