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The Astor Pass is located northwest of [[Pyramid Lake]] between the lake and [[Sand Pass]] on [[Highway 445]]. | The Astor Pass is located northwest of [[Pyramid Lake]] between the lake and [[Sand Pass]] on [[Highway 445]]. [[Astor]] a station on the [[Fernley and Lassen Railway]] is nearby. | ||
The name may refer to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jacob_Astor John Jacob Astor], an early fir trader, whose grandson, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jacob_Astor_IV John Jacob Astor IV], died on the Titanic in April, 1912 during the time the railway was being built<ref>Helen S. Carlson, "[https://books.google.com/books?id=BixwbIM7ZvAC&lpg=PA179&ots=KQDtUke2wf&dq=Heslip%20nevada%20-brady&pg=PA134#v=onepage&q=Heslip&f=false Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary]", p. 179.</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 07:00, 13 June 2015
The Astor Pass is located northwest of Pyramid Lake between the lake and Sand Pass on Highway 445. Astor a station on the Fernley and Lassen Railway is nearby.
The name may refer to John Jacob Astor, an early fir trader, whose grandson, John Jacob Astor IV, died on the Titanic in April, 1912 during the time the railway was being built[1]
References
- GNIS
- Also know as Fish Springs Pass. Citation: "Original township survey plats, published in the 1800's. 1884"
- Granite Range (1894, Rp. 1923) (UNR) shows the Astor Pass.
- "Nevada And The Southeastern Portion Of California," Third Edition, The Clason Map Company, Denver, Colorado, 1907. Shows Astor Pass.
- ↑ Helen S. Carlson, "Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary", p. 179.