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J. W. Rover was convicted of murdering Isaac Sharp at Sulphur and hung in Reno in 1878.<ref>Guy Rocha, "[http://nsla.nv.gov/Myth_124/ Myth #124: True Confessions: The J.W. Rover Case]," Nevada State Library and Archives.</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=tbc2AQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA416&ots=Wmj_dh2Pds&dq=%22A%20SULPHUR%20MINE%20IN%20NEVADA%22%20Adams%201903&pg=PA416#v=onepage&q=%22A%20SULPHUR%20MINE%20IN%20NEVADA%22%20Adams%201903&f=false Mining Magazine: An International Monthly Review of Current Progress in Mining and Metallurgy]," p. 416, Volume 8, December 26, 1903.</ref>. | J. W. Rover was convicted of murdering Isaac Sharp at Sulphur and hung in Reno in 1878.<ref>Guy Rocha, "[http://nsla.nv.gov/Myth_124/ Myth #124: True Confessions: The J.W. Rover Case]," Nevada State Library and Archives.</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=tbc2AQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA416&ots=Wmj_dh2Pds&dq=%22A%20SULPHUR%20MINE%20IN%20NEVADA%22%20Adams%201903&pg=PA416#v=onepage&q=%22A%20SULPHUR%20MINE%20IN%20NEVADA%22%20Adams%201903&f=false Mining Magazine: An International Monthly Review of Current Progress in Mining and Metallurgy]," p. 416, Volume 8, December 26, 1903.</ref>. | ||
Robert Trego states that there were three or families living in Sulphur in 1955<ref>Robert Trego, "[http://newspaperarchive.com/us/nevada/reno/nevada-state-journal/1955/10-23/ Black Rock Desert Roads]," Nevada State Journal, October 23, 1955, p10-11. Low resolution image of Sulphur. Also mentioned are [[Trego]] and [[Jungo]].</ref>. | |||
[[Image:Sulphur_Junction.JPG|thumb|Sulphur Junction about 1/2 way between Gerlach and Winnemuca on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_49 Nevada State Route 49] going East from the main highway between Gerlach and Empire. This road is mainly gravel and is suitable for a street bike type motorcycle at a speed of about 30 MPH. There are few, if any sandy spots, unlike the Soldier Meadows Road which has lots of sandy areas. This road travels the South East side of the Black Rock Desert.]] | [[Image:Sulphur_Junction.JPG|thumb|Sulphur Junction about 1/2 way between Gerlach and Winnemuca on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_49 Nevada State Route 49] going East from the main highway between Gerlach and Empire. This road is mainly gravel and is suitable for a street bike type motorcycle at a speed of about 30 MPH. There are few, if any sandy spots, unlike the Soldier Meadows Road which has lots of sandy areas. This road travels the South East side of the Black Rock Desert.]] | ||
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* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:845687 GNIS] | * [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:845687 GNIS] | ||
* "[http://www.winnemucca.nv.us/outdoor_recreation_ghost_towns.html Winnemucca County Ghost Towns]," Sulphur was a major shipping and receiving point in the 1920s. | * "[http://www.winnemucca.nv.us/outdoor_recreation_ghost_towns.html Winnemucca County Ghost Towns]," Sulphur was a major shipping and receiving point in the 1920s. | ||
* Photos [http://www.californiazephyr.org/resource_library/photo_archive/albums/Sulphur.php 1955 Derailment] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Zephyr California Zephyr] near [[Sulphur]]. | * Photos [http://www.californiazephyr.org/resource_library/photo_archive/albums/Sulphur.php 1955 Derailment] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Zephyr California Zephyr] near [[Sulphur]]. | ||
* http://nvghosttowns.topcities.com/humboldt/humlst.htm | * http://nvghosttowns.topcities.com/humboldt/humlst.htm | ||
Revision as of 21:22, 26 December 2014
Sulphur is a ghost town located on the Western Pacific Rail Road west of the Kamma Mountains.
Sulphur is named for the sulphur deposits, discovered in 1866.
The mining history of Sulphur may be found in the Sulphur Mining District article.
J. W. Rover was convicted of murdering Isaac Sharp at Sulphur and hung in Reno in 1878.[1][2].
Robert Trego states that there were three or families living in Sulphur in 1955[3].
See Also
References
- ↑ Guy Rocha, "Myth #124: True Confessions: The J.W. Rover Case," Nevada State Library and Archives.
- ↑ Mining Magazine: An International Monthly Review of Current Progress in Mining and Metallurgy," p. 416, Volume 8, December 26, 1903.
- ↑ Robert Trego, "Black Rock Desert Roads," Nevada State Journal, October 23, 1955, p10-11. Low resolution image of Sulphur. Also mentioned are Trego and Jungo.
External Resources
- Wikipedia
- GNIS
- "Winnemucca County Ghost Towns," Sulphur was a major shipping and receiving point in the 1920s.
- Photos 1955 Derailment of the California Zephyr near Sulphur.
- http://nvghosttowns.topcities.com/humboldt/humlst.htm
- Dorthoy Nylen, "The Color of Daffodils, the Smell of Rotten Eggs," Nevada State Museum Newsletter, January/February 2002. Includes image of boiler.
Images
- HU-404, "Nevada Sulphur Smelter," Nevada Historical Society.
- HU-405, "New Mill for Grinding," Nevada Historical Society. Not sure of the location.
- HU-406, "Nevada Sulphur Smelter," Nevada Historical Society.
- HU-417, "Sulphur-Humboldt Co.," Nevada Historical Society.
- HU-418, "Spring Belonging to Sulphur Works," Nevada Historical Society.
- HU-661, "Hotel @ Sulphur in the 1920's," Nevada Historical Society.