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Link to Gerlach Post Office |
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* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71275017 Find A Grave] | * [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71275017 Find A Grave] | ||
** Modoc County Record February 22, 2001 (Page 15) | ** Modoc County Record February 22, 2001 (Page 15) | ||
* Peggy Trego, "[ | * Peggy Trego, "[[Desert_Magazine#November.2C_1960 |The 40 Wilderness Miles North of Gerlach, Nevada]]," Desert Magazine, November, 1960. "Judge Carter has been here 31 years, and what he can't supply in the way of general information, gracious Postmistress Helen Thrasher can, and the post office is in the same building as the store." | ||
* John Burns; Frank Johnson. "[http://newspaperarchive.com/nevada-state-journal/1953-04-26/page-7 Residents of Gerlach Like to Think of It As One of the last Genuine Frontier Towns]," Nevada State Journal, April 26, 1953, Page 7. | * John Burns; Frank Johnson. "[http://newspaperarchive.com/nevada-state-journal/1953-04-26/page-7 Residents of Gerlach Like to Think of It As One of the last Genuine Frontier Towns]," Nevada State Journal, April 26, 1953, Page 7. | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
* [https://secure.flickr.com/photos/10111/4368900921/in/set-72157622455088065 Photo of 390 Main St., Taylor and Heard (1930s)] | * [https://secure.flickr.com/photos/10111/4368900921/in/set-72157622455088065 Photo of 390 Main St., Taylor and Heard (1930s)] | ||
Revision as of 01:53, 14 October 2013
Helen Thrasher (b. 1898 - d. 2001) was the postmistress in Gerlach for 45 years. Helen Thrasher was married to John James Thrasher.
A 1953 Nevada State Journal newspaper article says that Helen was postmistress at that time. The Gerlach Post Office was at 390 Main St., which is currently the Burning Man office. Helen Thrasher lived in the building behind 390 Main St.
References
- Find A Grave
- Modoc County Record February 22, 2001 (Page 15)
- Peggy Trego, "The 40 Wilderness Miles North of Gerlach, Nevada," Desert Magazine, November, 1960. "Judge Carter has been here 31 years, and what he can't supply in the way of general information, gracious Postmistress Helen Thrasher can, and the post office is in the same building as the store."
- John Burns; Frank Johnson. "Residents of Gerlach Like to Think of It As One of the last Genuine Frontier Towns," Nevada State Journal, April 26, 1953, Page 7.