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In 1941, John and Helen found the [[Stormy Day Mine]], located near [[Limbo]]. | In 1941, John and Helen found the [[Stormy Day Mine]], located near [[Limbo]]. | ||
Overton (1947) states that Helen Thrasher has many inquiries about [[Fly Geyser]]<ref>Theodore D. Overton, "[http://books.google.com/books?id=P_WKUKn3HzsC&lpg=PA63&ots=b3qU8Abi7B&dq=%22David%20Pennick%22%20gerlach&pg=PA63#v=onepage&q=%22David%20Pennick%22%20gerlach&f=false B046: Mineral resources of Douglas, Ormsby, and Washoe Counties]," B046, Nevada Bureau of Mines & Geology, 1947. [http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/dox/b46.pdf Full version with lower resolution images]. Includes images of Fly Geyser, the Petrified Forest, Gerlach Hot Springs that are in the collection at UNR.</ref> | |||
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. | 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. | ||
Revision as of 16:22, 28 November 2014
Helen Thrasher (b. 1898 - d. 2001) was the postmistress in Gerlach for 45 years. Helen Thrasher was married to John James Thrasher.
In 1941, John and Helen found the Stormy Day Mine, located near Limbo.
Overton (1947) states that Helen Thrasher has many inquiries about Fly Geyser[1]
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.
See Also
- ↑ Theodore D. Overton, "B046: Mineral resources of Douglas, Ormsby, and Washoe Counties," B046, Nevada Bureau of Mines & Geology, 1947. Full version with lower resolution images. Includes images of Fly Geyser, the Petrified Forest, Gerlach Hot Springs that are in the collection at UNR.