Galena, Lander County, Nevada
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Galena is a ghost town in Lander County, Nevada approximately eleven miles southwest of Battle Mountain.[1]
History
[edit]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.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Galena (historical)
- ^ "GALENA". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 41.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Galena Post Office (historical)
40°33′52″N 117°07′48″W / 40.56444°N 117.13000°W