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'''St. Mary's''' is a ghost town located in present-day Pershing County.<ref>"[https://www.nvexpeditions.com/pershing/stmary.php St. Mary's]," nvexpeditions.com.</ref><ref>"[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Ghosts_of_Humboldt_Region/iZs8AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=St.%20Mary%27s Ghosts of Humboldt Region: A Glimpse into Pershing County's Past]," Dave Basso, 1970, p. 107.</ref><ref>"[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Nevada_Ghost_Towns_Mining_Camps/wQQUAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=St.%20Mary%27s Nevada Ghost Towns & Mining Camps]," Stanley Paher, 1970, p.  
'''St. Mary's''' is a ghost town located in present-day Pershing County.<ref>"[https://www.nvexpeditions.com/pershing/stmary.php St. Mary's]," nvexpeditions.com.</ref><ref>"[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Ghosts_of_Humboldt_Region/iZs8AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=St.%20Mary%27s Ghosts of Humboldt Region: A Glimpse into Pershing County's Past]," Dave Basso, 1970, p. 107.</ref><ref>"[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Nevada_Ghost_Towns_Mining_Camps/wQQUAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=St.%20Mary%27s Nevada Ghost Towns & Mining Camps]," Stanley Paher, 1970, p.  
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[[File:Map showing St. Mary's Hotel.png|thumb|1864 map showing St. Mary's Hotel at S25 T33N R33N.]]
[[File:1893MapShowingStMarysRabbitHoleCampMcKee.png|thumb|1893 map showing St. Mary's. (source: [https://www.loc.gov/item/98688513/ Indexed county and township pocket map and shippers guide of Nevada, Rand McNally])]]


Rathbun writes that the station and hotel was used by the military in 1864.  The location was a common crossing place on the Humboldt and meeting place.  The location was named for a hotel that was on the north bank of the Humboldt.  The location is about a half mile upstream from Rye Patch Reservoir's high water mark.<ref>"Nevada Military Place Names of the Indian Wars and Civil War," Daniel C. B. Rathbun, p. 126, 2001.</ref>
Rathbun writes that the station and hotel was used by the military in 1864.  The location was a common crossing place on the Humboldt and meeting place.  The location was named for a hotel that was on the north bank of the Humboldt.  The location is about a half mile upstream from Rye Patch Reservoir's high water mark.<ref>"Nevada Military Place Names of the Indian Wars and Civil War," Daniel C. B. Rathbun, p. 126, 2001.</ref>
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Note that there is also a St. Mary's Station in Wyoming that was part of the Pony Express.
Note that there is also a St. Mary's Station in Wyoming that was part of the Pony Express.


[[File:Map showing St. Mary's Hotel.png|thumb|1864 map showing St. Mary's Hotel at S25 T33N R33N.]]
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Pershing County]]
[[Category:Pershing County]]
[[Category:Ghost towns]]
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Revision as of 17:07, 24 November 2023

St. Mary's is a ghost town located in present-day Pershing County.[1][2][3]

1864 map showing St. Mary's Hotel at S25 T33N R33N.
1893 map showing St. Mary's. (source: Indexed county and township pocket map and shippers guide of Nevada, Rand McNally)

Rathbun writes that the station and hotel was used by the military in 1864. The location was a common crossing place on the Humboldt and meeting place. The location was named for a hotel that was on the north bank of the Humboldt. The location is about a half mile upstream from Rye Patch Reservoir's high water mark.[4]

Note that there is also a St. Mary's Station in Wyoming that was part of the Pony Express.

References

  1. "St. Mary's," nvexpeditions.com.
  2. "Ghosts of Humboldt Region: A Glimpse into Pershing County's Past," Dave Basso, 1970, p. 107.
  3. "Nevada Ghost Towns & Mining Camps," Stanley Paher, 1970, p. 135.
  4. "Nevada Military Place Names of the Indian Wars and Civil War," Daniel C. B. Rathbun, p. 126, 2001.