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Pyramid (GNIS 843007) appears on the 1964 Pyramid SW 1:24,000 topo. | Pyramid (GNIS 843007) appears on the 1964 Pyramid SW 1:24,000 topo. | ||
In 1864, Charles Symonds started a ranch at this location that became Pyramid. The ranch was known as a "breakfast" station, because the evening stage coach would leave Reno and arrive at Pyramid in the morning, where the team of horses would be changed and the passengers would get breakfast.<ref>Sessions S. Wheeler, "[https://books.google.com/books?id=_YhOieXXzqoC&lpg=PA78&ots=6MdDEFhRSZ&dq=symonds%20pyramid%20lake&pg=PA78#v=onepage&q=symonds%20pyramid%20lake&f=false The Desert Lake: The Story of Nevada's Pyramid Lake]," p. 78.</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 02:57, 21 February 2015
Pyramid is, according to its GNIS entry (843007), a populated place, located on the west shore of Pyramid Lake, north of Sutcliffe, south of Wizards Cove.
Note that there is also Pyramid (Historical), which is a former town located south of Sutcliffe, just outside of the reservation. This location is known as Pyramid City, which consisted of Upper Pyramid (aka Jonesville) and Lower Pyramid.
Pyramid (GNIS 843007) appears on the 1964 Pyramid SW 1:24,000 topo.
In 1864, Charles Symonds started a ranch at this location that became Pyramid. The ranch was known as a "breakfast" station, because the evening stage coach would leave Reno and arrive at Pyramid in the morning, where the team of horses would be changed and the passengers would get breakfast.[1]
References
- ↑ Sessions S. Wheeler, "The Desert Lake: The Story of Nevada's Pyramid Lake," p. 78.
External Resources
- Wikipedia, Pyramid, Nevada
- GNIS Pyramid - located on the shore of Pyramid Lake, about 60 miles north of Virginia City and 43 miles northeast of Reno
- GNIS Pyramid (historical) - located south of Sutcliffe, about 25 miles northeast of Reno.
- Joyce M. Cox, "Washoe County," p. 62. Image of the Bishop's Monarch Mine, Nevada Historical Society WA00184.