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Sulphur is a ghost town located on the [[Railroad | Western Pacific Rail Road]] west of the [[Kamma Mountains]].
Sulphur is a ghost town located on the [[Railroad | Western Pacific Rail Road]] west of the [[Kamma Mountains]].


Sulphur is named for the sulphur deposits, discovered in 1866.
Sulphur is named for the nearby 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.<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>.
The Sulphur post office "Operated Jan 1899-Sep 1899, Jan 1910-Nov 1943, Aug 1946-May 1953"<ref>GNIS, "[http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:864862 Sulphur Post Office (historical)]," "History: , Citation: Gamett, James, and Paher, Stanley W. Nevada Post Offices. Las Vegas: Nevada Publications, 1983, 176 pp. Discusses historical background of Nevada post offices. p123"</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>.
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>.
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== See Also ==
== See Also ==
* [[Sulphur Mining District]] - Mining history of the area.
* [[Warm Spring in Sulphur (NBMG)]]
* [[Warm Spring in Sulphur (NBMG)]]


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== External Resources ==
== External Resources ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulphur,_Nevada Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulphur,_Nevada Wikipedia]
* [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 Sulphur 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]].

Revision as of 21:27, 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 nearby sulphur deposits, discovered in 1866.

J. W. Rover was convicted of murdering Isaac Sharp at Sulphur and hung in Reno in 1878.[1][2].

The Sulphur post office "Operated Jan 1899-Sep 1899, Jan 1910-Nov 1943, Aug 1946-May 1953"[3].

Robert Trego states that there were three or families living in Sulphur in 1955[4].

Sulphur Junction about 1/2 way between Gerlach and Winnemuca on 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.
October 1913 map showing Sulphur
c. 1914 map of the W.P.R.R. showing Sulphur

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Guy Rocha, "Myth #124: True Confessions: The J.W. Rover Case," Nevada State Library and Archives.
  2. ↑ Mining Magazine: An International Monthly Review of Current Progress in Mining and Metallurgy," p. 416, Volume 8, December 26, 1903.
  3. ↑ GNIS, "Sulphur Post Office (historical)," "History: , Citation: Gamett, James, and Paher, Stanley W. Nevada Post Offices. Las Vegas: Nevada Publications, 1983, 176 pp. Discusses historical background of Nevada post offices. p123"
  4. ↑ 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

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.
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