Gibson

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Gibson is a historical location located at the south end of Winnemucca Lake.[1]

Formerly owned by Felix McCormack, Gibson was named after W. D. C Gibson, the Indian Agent at Pyramid Lake.[2]

In 1888, W. D. C. Gibson, announced that he had taken over McCormack's and intended to open a resort and trading post.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Wadsworth (1894, Rp. 1942)," Map, Mary B. Ansari Map Library, University of Nevada, Reno.
  2. ↑ Gae Whitney Canfield, "Sarah Winnemucca of the Northern Paiutes."
  3. ↑ "Stories from the files Forty Years Ago Today," Reno Evening Gazette, July 21, 1928.
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