Trout Creek
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Trout Creek[1] is located east of the South Jackson Mountains. Road 217 follows the creek.
The Trout Creek Mountains are located in a different area, far to the north at the Oregon border. There was also a Trout Creek Station on the Chico/Idaho Stage Line.
On July 23, 1865 Major Kimball traversed northern Washoe County and meets up with his herd of sheep at "Trout Creek", probably near the Quinn River. [2]
Bill DeLong purchased the Jackson Creek Ranch in the 1940's and the Trout Creek Ranch in 1956.[3][4]
References
- ↑ GNIS
- ↑ Clel Georgetta, "Sheep In Nevada," in the Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, Summer, 1965 and in "Nevada, The Silver State," vol. 1, p. 29, Western States Historical Publishers, 1970.
- ↑ Nevada: The Silver State," Vol. 2, p. 1023, Western States Historical Publishers, 1970.
- ↑ History of Use for Roads in the Jackson Mountain Area, Nevada," (archive.org), 8/31/12
- GNIS Trout Creek Ranch (deadlink)
- Variant Name: DeLong Ranch: Citation: "County Base Map Series, Nevada Department of Transportation, current (from 1950-60's). HU2/1960"
- Variant Name: Roberts Ranch: Citation: "U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1:250,000-scale topographic maps; various edition dates. Represents new or changed names from published editions. Map name and year of publication follow (if known): Vya/1961"
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