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Dodge was a stop on the [[Fernley and Lassen Railway]], between [[Wadsworth]] and [[Numana]]. | Dodge was a stop on the [[Fernley and Lassen Railway]], between [[Wadsworth]] and [[Numana]].<ref>"[https://www.nevadadot.com/uploadedFiles/NDOT/Traveler_Info/Maps/washoecounty1937_001.pdf County Base Map Series, Nevada Department of Transportation, historic (1930's). WA1/1937]"</ref><ref> [http://www.railwaystationlists.co.uk/pdfusarr/nevadarrs.pdf Nevada Railroads SL-171 Passenger Stations and Stops]</ref> | ||
Carlson states that Dodge was probably named for Major Frederick Dodge, an Indian agent in the 1860's.<ref>Helen S. Carlson, "[https://books.google.com/books?id=BixwbIM7ZvAC&lpg=PA99&dq=dodge%20washoe%20nevada&pg=PA99#v=onepage&q=dodge%20washoe%20nevada&f=false Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary]," p. 99.</ref> | |||
In August, 1965, The Southern Pacific Railway was reported as requesting the closure of the Class "A" [[Zenobia]] station and the Class "D" Dodge station and that neither station had handled freight nor passengers in the previous two years. Dodge was reported in handling only freight in lots of less than 5,000 that could be handled by two men.<ref>Nevada State Journal, "[http://newspaperarchive.com/us/nevada/reno/nevada-state-journal/1965/08-01/page-24?tag=zenobia&rtserp=tags/zenobia?page=2&psi=63&pci=7 SP Wants to Abandon Stations]," August 1, 1965, p. 2.</ref> | In August, 1965, The Southern Pacific Railway was reported as requesting the closure of the Class "A" [[Zenobia]] station and the Class "D" Dodge station and that neither station had handled freight nor passengers in the previous two years. Dodge was reported in handling only freight in lots of less than 5,000 that could be handled by two men.<ref>Nevada State Journal, "[http://newspaperarchive.com/us/nevada/reno/nevada-state-journal/1965/08-01/page-24?tag=zenobia&rtserp=tags/zenobia?page=2&psi=63&pci=7 SP Wants to Abandon Stations]," August 1, 1965, p. 2.</ref> | ||
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== External Resources == | == External Resources == | ||
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:856016 GNIS] | * [http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:856016 GNIS] | ||
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Revision as of 06:33, 2 January 2016
Dodge was a stop on the Fernley and Lassen Railway, between Wadsworth and Numana.[1][2]
Carlson states that Dodge was probably named for Major Frederick Dodge, an Indian agent in the 1860's.[3]
In August, 1965, The Southern Pacific Railway was reported as requesting the closure of the Class "A" Zenobia station and the Class "D" Dodge station and that neither station had handled freight nor passengers in the previous two years. Dodge was reported in handling only freight in lots of less than 5,000 that could be handled by two men.[4]
References
- ↑ "County Base Map Series, Nevada Department of Transportation, historic (1930's). WA1/1937"
- ↑ Nevada Railroads SL-171 Passenger Stations and Stops
- ↑ Helen S. Carlson, "Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary," p. 99.
- ↑ Nevada State Journal, "SP Wants to Abandon Stations," August 1, 1965, p. 2.
External Resources
- GNIS
- "Description: Populated Place"
- Citation: "U.S. Geological Survey 1:24,000-scale topographic maps (or 1:25K, Puerto Rico 1:20K) and from U.S. Board on Geographic Names files. In some instances, from 1:62,500 scale or 1:250,000 scale maps."