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Amos is a historical populated place near the junction of 140 and U.S. 95. | Amos is a historical populated place near the junction of 140 and U.S. 95. | ||
Thompson and West (1881) state that the following happened in 1865: "On the fifteenth of April succeeding the events narrated, four parties succeeded in surprising a camp of Indians near Kane Springs. They charged in among the redskins, dealing death right and left, and brought away with them eighteen scalps as trophies of their work."<ref>Myron Angel, David F. Myrick, "[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.32106000657830 Reproduction of Thompson and West's History of Nevada, 1881,]" p. 565, (1881, 1958).</ref> | |||
Bancroft (1890) lists Cane Spring as one of the towns and settlements in Humboldt County.<ref>Hubert Howe Bancroft, "[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/aeu.ark:/13960/t2697nh5z?urlappend=%3Bseq=307 History of Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming, 1540-1888]," p. 264, 1890.</ref>. | Bancroft (1890) lists Cane Spring as one of the towns and settlements in Humboldt County.<ref>Hubert Howe Bancroft, "[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/aeu.ark:/13960/t2697nh5z?urlappend=%3Bseq=307 History of Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming, 1540-1888]," p. 264, 1890.</ref>. | ||
The Amos Post Office was in operation from Jan 1889 - Apr 1890 & Mar 1898 - Dec 1926.<ref>Gamett, James, and Paher, Stanley W. Nevada Post Offices. Las Vegas: Nevada Publications, 1983, 176 pp. Discusses historical background of Nevada post offices.</ref> | The Amos Post Office was in operation from Jan 1889 - Apr 1890 & Mar 1898 - Dec 1926.<ref>Gamett, James, and Paher, Stanley W. Nevada Post Offices. Las Vegas: Nevada Publications, 1983, 176 pp. Discusses historical background of Nevada post offices.</ref> | ||
See [https://sites.google.com/site/bascojoenv/home/humboldt/amos-1914-pump-station-nevada Amos 1914 Pump Station Nevada] for a discussion about an envelope with a Amos, Nevada cancellation. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
* [ | * [https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/858700 GNIS Amos] | ||
** Variant: Kane Springs. Citation: "Bragg, Allen C. 'Humboldt County 1905' Winnemucca, Nevada: Humboldt Printers, 1976, 150 pp. A series of articles on the people and places of Humboldt County." | ** Variant: Kane Springs. Citation: "Bragg, Allen C. 'Humboldt County 1905' Winnemucca, Nevada: Humboldt Printers, 1976, 150 pp. A series of articles on the people and places of Humboldt County." | ||
** Variant: Cane Springs Station. 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):" | ** Variant: Cane Springs Station. 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):" | ||
** Variant: Cane Spring. Citation: "Malone, G. W. 'Map Showing Recreation Grounds and Game Refuges, State of Nevada' Carson City: Nevada State Fish and Game Commission, 1 inch=21 miles, 1933. Map showing the older game refuges and recreation lands in the state." | ** Variant: Cane Spring. Citation: "Malone, G. W. 'Map Showing Recreation Grounds and Game Refuges, State of Nevada' Carson City: Nevada State Fish and Game Commission, 1 inch=21 miles, 1933. Map showing the older game refuges and recreation lands in the state." | ||
* [ | * [https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/864644 GNIS Amos Post Office] | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
* [[Cane Springs]] | * [[Cane Springs]] | ||
== External links == | |||
* [https://web.corral.tacc.utexas.edu/MVZ/images/MVZ_img/cards/jpg/img_card_225.jpg Photo of Cane Springs Station or Amos Post Office (1909)] | |||
[[Category:GNIS]] | [[Category:GNIS]] | ||
[[Category:Humboldt County]] | [[Category:Humboldt County]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:06, 28 December 2021
Amos is a historical populated place near the junction of 140 and U.S. 95.
Thompson and West (1881) state that the following happened in 1865: "On the fifteenth of April succeeding the events narrated, four parties succeeded in surprising a camp of Indians near Kane Springs. They charged in among the redskins, dealing death right and left, and brought away with them eighteen scalps as trophies of their work."[1]
Bancroft (1890) lists Cane Spring as one of the towns and settlements in Humboldt County.[2].
The Amos Post Office was in operation from Jan 1889 - Apr 1890 & Mar 1898 - Dec 1926.[3]
See Amos 1914 Pump Station Nevada for a discussion about an envelope with a Amos, Nevada cancellation.
References
- ↑ Myron Angel, David F. Myrick, "Reproduction of Thompson and West's History of Nevada, 1881," p. 565, (1881, 1958).
- ↑ Hubert Howe Bancroft, "History of Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming, 1540-1888," p. 264, 1890.
- ↑ Gamett, James, and Paher, Stanley W. Nevada Post Offices. Las Vegas: Nevada Publications, 1983, 176 pp. Discusses historical background of Nevada post offices.
- GNIS Amos
- Variant: Kane Springs. Citation: "Bragg, Allen C. 'Humboldt County 1905' Winnemucca, Nevada: Humboldt Printers, 1976, 150 pp. A series of articles on the people and places of Humboldt County."
- Variant: Cane Springs Station. 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):"
- Variant: Cane Spring. Citation: "Malone, G. W. 'Map Showing Recreation Grounds and Game Refuges, State of Nevada' Carson City: Nevada State Fish and Game Commission, 1 inch=21 miles, 1933. Map showing the older game refuges and recreation lands in the state."
- GNIS Amos Post Office
