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Gaskell is the location of a former [[Railroad | railroad]] station east of [[Jungo]]
Gaskell is the location of a former [[Railroad | railroad]] east of [[Jungo]], between [[Venado]] and [[Pronto]].
== References ==
== References ==
* Helen S. Carlson, "[https://encrypted.google.com/books?id=BixwbIM7ZvAC&lpg=PA118&dq=Gaskell%20%20nevada&pg=PA118#v=onepage&q=Gaskell%20%20nevada&f=false Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary]," p. 118.  Perhaps named for novelist Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1810-1865)
* [https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/840621 GNIS]
** Variant Name: Gaskell Siding.  Citation: "U.S. Geological Survey. Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981). 31-Dec-1981. Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1:62,500 scale or 1:250,000 scale maps."
* Helen S. Carlson, "[https://encrypted.google.com/books?id=BixwbIM7ZvAC&lpg=PA118&dq=Gaskell%20%20nevada&pg=PA118#v=onepage&q=Gaskell%20%20nevada&f=false Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary]," p. 118.  Perhaps named for novelist Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1810-1865), who wrote [https://books.google.com/books?id=6BUvAAAAYAAJ  The Life of Charlotte Brontë], the presumed namesake of [[Bronte]].
* "[https://encrypted.google.com/books?id=vu4-AQAAMAAJ&dq=Gaskell%20%20nevada&pg=RA2-PA26#v=onepage&q=gaskel&f=false The Salt Lake Mining Review, Volume 11]," May 15 1909.  Mentions a J. P. Gaskell mine superintendent near Pioche.
* "[https://encrypted.google.com/books?id=vu4-AQAAMAAJ&dq=Gaskell%20%20nevada&pg=RA2-PA26#v=onepage&q=gaskel&f=false The Salt Lake Mining Review, Volume 11]," May 15 1909.  Mentions a J. P. Gaskell mine superintendent near Pioche.
[[Category:Railroad sidings]]

Latest revision as of 20:33, 28 December 2021

Gaskell is the location of a former railroad east of Jungo, between Venado and Pronto.

References

  • GNIS
    • Variant Name: Gaskell Siding. Citation: "U.S. Geological Survey. Geographic Names Phase I data compilation (1976-1981). 31-Dec-1981. Primarily from U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1:62,500 scale or 1:250,000 scale maps."
  • Helen S. Carlson, "Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary," p. 118. Perhaps named for novelist Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1810-1865), who wrote The Life of Charlotte Brontë, the presumed namesake of Bronte.
  • "The Salt Lake Mining Review, Volume 11," May 15 1909. Mentions a J. P. Gaskell mine superintendent near Pioche.