Sulphur
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].
See Also
- Sulphur Mining District - Mining history of the area.
- Warm Spring in Sulphur (NBMG)
References
- ↑ Guy Rocha, "Myth #124: True Confessions: The J.W. Rover Case," Nevada State Library and Archives.
- ↑ Mining Magazine: An International Monthly Review of Current Progress in Mining and Metallurgy," p. 416, Volume 8, December 26, 1903.
- ↑ 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"
- ↑ 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
- Wikipedia
- Sulphur GNIS
- "Winnemucca County Ghost Towns," Sulphur was a major shipping and receiving point in the 1920s.
- Photos 1955 Derailment of the California Zephyr near Sulphur.
- http://nvghosttowns.topcities.com/humboldt/humlst.htm
- Dorthoy Nylen, "The Color of Daffodils, the Smell of Rotten Eggs," Nevada State Museum Newsletter, January/February 2002. Includes image of boiler.
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.