Gibson

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

Formerly owned by Felix McCormack, Gibson was named by 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]

Gibson, Nevada. Located at the southern edge of Winnemucca Lake.

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.