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(Separate page for Big Canyon Ranch.) |
(Big Canyon Ranch is located west of Big Canyon (Locale).) |
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Big Canyon was a stop on the [[Fernley and Lassen Railway]]. | Big Canyon was a stop on the [[Fernley and Lassen Railway]]. | ||
[[Big Canyon Ranch]] is located | [[Big Canyon Ranch]] is located west of Big Canyon (Locale). | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 01:58, 2 January 2016
The mouth of Big Canyon is 13 miles north of Sutcliffe.[1]
In July, 1864, Charles Symonds started building a house at the mouth of Big Canyon. Later the location became known as Pyramid.[1]
Big Canyon was a stop on the Fernley and Lassen Railway.
Big Canyon Ranch is located west of Big Canyon (Locale).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sessions S. Wheeler, "The Desert Lake: The Story of Nevada's Pyramid Lake," p. 78.
External Resources
- Big Canyon (Locale) GNIS
- University of Nevada, Reno. UNRS-P2710-124," "Lorenzo D. Creel with four men. Man to Creel's right is same man as in photo #29, 30, 31 and 34. Pyramid Lake. Nevada, 1918. [Identification supplied by Paiute elder: Jigger Bob, far right, from Big Canyon; "used to holler around" to show he was coming; Joe Mandel, far left] (See also #5112 and #5308)"