Lander is a ghost town in Lander County in Nevada in the United States. The site is approximately 24 miles southeast of Battle Mountain.[1]
Lander, Nevada | |
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  Lander Location within the state of Nevada  Lander Lander (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°19′59″N 116°42′23″W / 40.33306°N 116.70639°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Lander |
| Elevation | 5,355 ft (1,632 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 847387 [1] |
History
editThe town of Lander was established in the 1870s.[2] Early silver mines include the Silver Side, Grey Eagle and Lovie.[2] In 1883 there were 100 people in Lander. Several mills were built in that year and were open until 1885 when mills were closed.[3] Ore extraction was waning and stopped by 1890. Only temporary efforts were made after that year but a school was built in 1889 and was open until 1898 serving Lander and also Utah Mine camp and Mud Springs. In 1905, Charles Montgomery discovered gold 2 miles to the southeast of Lander, which became the site of Tenabo, Nevada.[2] In the summer of 1906 several were newly opened and were working. Lander had a post office from October 1906 until October 1909.[4] By 1907 Lander reached its peak with 75 residents. However the good times finished when mines were abandoned. Lander became in a ghost town and was abandoned in 1921.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lander, Nevada
- ^ a b c Vanderburg, William O. (1939). Reconnaissance of Mining Districts in Lander County, Nevada (Report). U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "Lander, Nevada". Ghosttowns.com. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lander Post Office (historical)
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