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Carlson states that Farrell had a post office from July 20, 1907 until September 30, 1911, when Mazuma became the post office<ref name="Carlson"/>. | Carlson states that Farrell had a post office from July 20, 1907 until September 30, 1911, when Mazuma became the post office<ref name="Carlson"/>. | ||
[[Image:FarrellTheHeadquartersOfTheNorthernPortionOfTheSevenTroughsDistrictCa1908.png|thumb|Farrell, The Headquarters of the Northern Portion of The Seven Troughs District. (ca. 1908)]] | |||
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** Alternative Name: Farrel, Citation: "'Nevada': National Map Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, no date (map states it uses data from the 1920 census, and the acquisition data by the Nevada Historical Society was 1923). Full color map showing railroads, mountains, roads, communities, and springs, at scale of 1 inch=11 miles." | ** Alternative Name: Farrel, Citation: "'Nevada': National Map Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, no date (map states it uses data from the 1920 census, and the acquisition data by the Nevada Historical Society was 1923). Full color map showing railroads, mountains, roads, communities, and springs, at scale of 1 inch=11 miles." | ||
** Alternative Name: Ferrell, Citation: "[http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15150coll4/id/2369/rec/10 Clason's Map of Nevada]. Denver: Clason Map Company, 1916, scale 1 in=16 miles." | ** Alternative Name: Ferrell, Citation: "[http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15150coll4/id/2369/rec/10 Clason's Map of Nevada]. Denver: Clason Map Company, 1916, scale 1 in=16 miles." | ||
* "[https://books.google.com/books?id=DMc_AQAAMAAJ&dq=farrell%20nevada&pg=RA1-PA248#v=snippet&q=mazuma&f=false The Mining Investor]," Volumes 50-51, p. 226, 1908. Photos of the Kindergarten mine, Seven Troughs and Mazuma. | |||
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Revision as of 18:37, 23 December 2014
Farrell is the site of a former town located 25 miles northwest of Lovelock and seven miles from Vernon.[1]
Farrell is located in the Farrell Mining District, which is north east of the Seven Troughs Mining District.
Carlson states that Farrell was named either for William F. (Bill) Farrell or Jack Farrell (mine owner)[1]
Carlson states that Farrell had a post office from July 20, 1907 until September 30, 1911, when Mazuma became the post office[1].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Helen S. Carlson, "Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary," p. 112. Named for William F. (Bill) Farrell, Reno Evening Gazette, June 3, 1907 and Lovelock Tribune, July 19 and 26, 1907.
- GNIS
- Alternative Name: Farrel, Citation: "'Nevada': National Map Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, no date (map states it uses data from the 1920 census, and the acquisition data by the Nevada Historical Society was 1923). Full color map showing railroads, mountains, roads, communities, and springs, at scale of 1 inch=11 miles."
- Alternative Name: Ferrell, Citation: "Clason's Map of Nevada. Denver: Clason Map Company, 1916, scale 1 in=16 miles."
- "The Mining Investor," Volumes 50-51, p. 226, 1908. Photos of the Kindergarten mine, Seven Troughs and Mazuma.