Empire

Empire, Nevada is located 6 miles south of Gerlach.

Gypsum Mine

Thornton states that James Raser discovered gypsum at what later became Empire.

Pacific Portland Cement Company sold the mine to US. Gypsum. The gypsum mine at Empire closed in 2011.

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Empire airport (1A8) diagram:

Clarence. J. Thornton, "Ch. 3: Ranch Life in Northern Nevada and Eastern California," University of Nevada Oral History Project.
Louise Swesey Schmidt: Memories of Childhood in Gerlach Area—1910-1916," No. 75, 1977, University of Nevada Oral History Project
- Louise Schmidt was born in Troy, Montana, on December 15, 1905; and at the age of six months she moved to Fallon, Nevada, with her parents, Alfred and Nellie Swesey, and her half brother, “Koot” Bronson. In 1910, after four years of homesteading in Fallon, the family, which by then included a younger brother, Alfred, moved to Gerlach, Nevada. For the next six years the family resided approximately thirteen miles southeast of Gerlach in an area known as the Gypsum Mine. ... Mrs. Schmidt presents memories of life in the Gerlach area. She recalls her father’s activities while he was employed by the Pacific Portland Cement Company. She describes neighbors, friends, and life in an isolated, rural setting.

Images of the Empire Mine, p94-02/40, 41, 42, 43, Special Collections Department, University of Nevada, Reno Libraries.
Paul L. Henchey, "Empire Plant of U.S. Gypsum Co., 4 miles South of Gerlach, Nevada," UCD.PIC.D515.2010.0586 SV-586 1952 October 4 Physical Description: 1 photograph: negative, UC Davis.