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Bloody Point is located near [[Deep Hole]]. It was named in 1965. | Bloody Point is located near [[Deep Hole]]. It was named in 1965. | ||
"spur about 0.7 mile long in the southwestern part of the [[Granite Range]], about 5 miles northwest of [[Granite Point]], 5 miles south-southwest of Granite Peak and 6.5 miles northwest of Gerlach"<ref name="usgsbgnBloodyPoint" | "spur about 0.7 mile long in the southwestern part of the [[Granite Range]], about 5 miles northwest of [[Granite Point]], 5 miles south-southwest of Granite Peak and 6.5 miles northwest of Gerlach"<ref name="usgsbgnBloodyPoint">United States Geological Survey, Bureau of Graphical Names Folder [http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/feat_folder?p_file=742914 NV_838912_001_Bloody Point_frm_1965.pdf] ([[:File:NV 838912 001 Bloody Point frm 1965.pdf|local copy]])</ref> | ||
"Nevada Centennial Commission, AMS Lovelock 1:250; suggested name for previously unnamed feature; "this point is at the scene or near scene of a bloody murder in July 1869 of two white men by Indians"; not in a USNF"<ref name="usgsbgnBloodyPoint"/> | "Nevada Centennial Commission, AMS Lovelock 1:250; suggested name for previously unnamed feature; "this point is at the scene or near scene of a bloody murder in July 1869 of two white men by Indians"; not in a USNF"<ref name="usgsbgnBloodyPoint"/> | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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== Resources== | == Resources== | ||
* [ | * [https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/summary/838912 GNIS] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:50, 25 November 2023
Bloody Point is located near Deep Hole. It was named in 1965.
"spur about 0.7 mile long in the southwestern part of the Granite Range, about 5 miles northwest of Granite Point, 5 miles south-southwest of Granite Peak and 6.5 miles northwest of Gerlach"[1]
"Nevada Centennial Commission, AMS Lovelock 1:250; suggested name for previously unnamed feature; "this point is at the scene or near scene of a bloody murder in July 1869 of two white men by Indians"; not in a USNF"[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 United States Geological Survey, Bureau of Graphical Names Folder NV_838912_001_Bloody Point_frm_1965.pdf (local copy)