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Ascalon is a [[Railroad]] siding. | Ascalon is a [[Railroad]] siding between [[Gerlach]] and [[Trego]]. | ||
Leigh states that Ascalon is the name of an city in Israel [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascalon Wikipedia]<ref>Rufus Wood Leigh, "Nevada place names: their origin and significance", 1964</ref> | Leigh states that Ascalon is the name of an city in Israel, see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascalon Wikipedia]<ref>Rufus Wood Leigh, "Nevada place names: their origin and significance", 1964</ref>. | ||
Basso states that the name was derived from biblical sources.<ref>Dave Basso, "Ghosts of Humboldt Region," p. 5, 1970.</ref> | |||
[[Image:Cscrm_000335_07_access3675x2040.jpg|right|thumb|WPRR 1910 Timetable showing Ascalon]] | |||
[[Image:TregoMap1913.png|right|thumb|October 1913 map showing Ascalon]] | |||
[[Image:1930_D&RGW_WP.jpg|right|thumb|c. 1914 map of the W.P.R.R. showing Ascalon]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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== External Resources == | == External Resources == | ||
* [ | * [https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/856507 GNIS] | ||
** Variant: Ashkelon. Citation: "Leigh, Rufus Wood. 'Nevada Place Names,' Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1964, 149 pp. Gives historical background on place names in Nevada. p27" | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:33, 28 December 2021
Ascalon is a Railroad siding between Gerlach and Trego.
Leigh states that Ascalon is the name of an city in Israel, see Wikipedia[1].
Basso states that the name was derived from biblical sources.[2]
References
External Resources
- GNIS
- Variant: Ashkelon. Citation: "Leigh, Rufus Wood. 'Nevada Place Names,' Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1964, 149 pp. Gives historical background on place names in Nevada. p27"