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Purchased for use as a road house in 1923, by 1928 what one local newspaper noted as the "County's greatest raid" had occurred there, and the business, known as the Pine Tree Inn, was padlocked for a year. It is unclear if it ever reopened as legitimate roadhouse. [2]
Panaca is an unincorporated town [3] in eastern Lincoln County, Nevada, United States, on State Route 319, about 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) east of U.S. Route 93, near the border with Utah. Its elevation is 4,729 feet (1,441 meters) above sea level.
A majority of Meadow Valley (which lies along U.S. Route 93 from the towns of Caliente to Panaca) was covered by a freshwater lake nearly 5 million years ago during the Pliocene Era. The richly colored canyons of Cathedral Gorge (called the Panaca Formation) are remnants of this ancient lakebed. Over centuries, the lake began to gradually drain.
White Pine: 1868: 1931: Hamilton was originally called Cave City, because early arrivals set up camp in nearby caves. [3] Hardin City: Humboldt: 1858: 1866: Neglected: Hiko: Lincoln: 1865: 1882: Semi-abandoned town: Hiko was a Native American expression meaning "white man's town". [3] Ione: Nye: 1863: 1930s: At its peak, Ione had 100 houses and ...
White Pine County: 033: Ely: 1869: Lander County: Heavy growth of pine trees in the area, thought to be white pine. 8,522: 8,877 sq mi (22,991 km 2) Defunct counties.
Map of the United States with Nevada highlighted. Nevada is a state located in the Western United States.According to the 2020 United States Census, it is the 32nd most populous state, with 3,104,614 inhabitants, [1] but the 7th largest by land area spanning 109,781.18 square miles (284,332.0 km 2). [2]
Cathedral Gorge and Lincoln County near Panaca. Lincoln County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada.As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,499, [1] making it the fourth-least populous county in Nevada.
White Pine County is a largely rural, mountain county along the central eastern boundary of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,080. [1] Its county seat is Ely. [2] The name "(Rocky Mountain) white pine" is an old name for the limber pine (Pinus flexilis), a common tree in the county's mountains. The county ...