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Leigh states that Ascalon is the name of an city in Israel, see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascalon Wikipedia]<ref>Rufus Wood Leigh, "Nevada place names: their origin and significance", 1964</ref>. | Leigh states that Ascalon is the name of an city in Israel, see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascalon Wikipedia]<ref>Rufus Wood Leigh, "Nevada place names: their origin and significance", 1964</ref>. | ||
Basso states that the name was derived from biblical sources.<ref>Dave Basso, "Ghosts of Humboldt Region," p. 5, 1970.</ref> | |||
[[Image:Cscrm_000335_07_access3675x2040.jpg|right|thumb|WPRR 1910 Timetable showing Ascalon]] | [[Image:Cscrm_000335_07_access3675x2040.jpg|right|thumb|WPRR 1910 Timetable showing Ascalon]] | ||
Revision as of 06:35, 12 January 2016
Ascalon is a Railroad siding between Gerlach and Trego.
Leigh states that Ascalon is the name of an city in Israel, see Wikipedia[1].
Basso states that the name was derived from biblical sources.[2]
References
External Resources
- GNIS
- Variant: Ashkelon. Citation: "Leigh, Rufus Wood. 'Nevada Place Names,' Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1964, 149 pp. Gives historical background on place names in Nevada. p27"