Oneida, California

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Oneida, California was at one time the end point of the Nevada-California-Oregon Railway.

Services started in 1882.[1]

Oneida Station, located on the Evans Ranch, was 30 miles north of Reno, two miles from Purdy.[2]

"The Evans Ranch became the northern terminus of the railroad, and was known over the years as Oneida, Antelope, Evans, and possibly Purdy. The

ranch has been recorded as an archaeological site."[3]

References

  1. NCO Timeline
  2. "The Sierran," Sierra County Historical Society, volume XXXI, number 2, Summer 2003.
  3. "https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=84912&inline Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area Land Management Plan]," California Department of Fish and Game, North Central Region, December 2009.

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