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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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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> | |||
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. | ||
Revision as of 03:14, 13 November 2023
St. Mary's is a ghost town located in present-day Pershing County.[1][2][3]
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
- ↑ "St. Mary's," nvexpeditions.com.
- ↑ "Ghosts of Humboldt Region: A Glimpse into Pershing County's Past," Dave Basso, 1970, p. 107.
- ↑ "Nevada Ghost Towns & Mining Camps," Stanley Paher, 1970, p. 135.
- ↑ "Nevada Military Place Names of the Indian Wars and Civil War," Daniel C. B. Rathbun, p. 126, 2001.