Andorno Creek
Andorno Creek is located in the Santa Rosa Range, east of US 95, north of 140.
Carlson states that the name is of an undetermined origin.[1] However, Marshall states that people in the area have roots in Andorno Micca, Italy.[2]
Andorno Ranch is nearby and was a stage stop known as Awakening Peak and Paradise Valley.[3]
Andorno is mentioned in a 1913 news paper[4]
Andorno House was a 48 room hotel at Andorno Ranch[5][6]
References
- ↑ Helen S. Carlson, "Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary," p. 38.
- ↑ Paradise Valley, Nevada: The People and Buildings of an American Place," p. 66.
- ↑ Howard W. Marshall, "GNIS Andorno Ranch
- ↑ Nevada State Journal, p. 3, April 20, 1913.
- ↑ Bragg, Allen C. 'Humboldt County 1905' Winnemucca, Nevada: Humboldt Printers, 1976, 150 pp. A series of articles on the people and places of Humboldt County. p61
- ↑ GNIS Andorno House
- GNIS Andorno Creek
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