Gerlach

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Situated between Black Rock Desert on the east and Smoke Creek Desert on the west, the townsite of Gerlach lies in country long occupied by prehistoric man. John C. Frémont traveled through Northern Paiute Indian lands when he camped here in 1843 and named "Boiling Springs" 1/4 mile north of town. This was also emigrant country; the Noble Road left the Applegate-Lassen Trail at Black Rock Springs, went past this site and southward through Smoke Creek Desert toward Susanville. The town was established when the Western Pacific Railroad was constructed in Nevada 1905-1909. It still functions as a railroad division headquarters.


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Between 1907-1909, the Western Pacific Railroad built another transcontinental line through northern Nevada. Gerlach, established as a depo ton this line at that time, remains largely supported by railroad activities today.

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   Earthquake 2007108_204586: 04/18/2007 08:42:55 GMT, M=3.30, 39.1852 -120.1364, 0.0000km depth, Bias: pga=-0.60 pgv=-0.60 
   N07B: Gerlach, NV, USA (TA)
   Coordinates: 40.7797 -118.9711 Dist: 203.1 km 
   BHE -0.0006 cm/s  0.0007 %g
   BHZ -0.0006 cm/s  0.0006 %g
   BHN -0.0005 cm/s  0.0007 %g