Trails to the Past

Nevada

Pershing County

 

 

 

Pershing County

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Its county seat is Lovelock. The county was named after army general John J. Pershing (1860-1948). It was formed from Humboldt County in 1919, and the last county to be established in Nevada.


The settlement was founded in 1906 after gold was discovered in Seven Troughs Canyon the prior year. There was a rush of people to the area, and by 1907, the mining camp had a post office, hotel, multiple saloons, stores and a population of 350. A water system and school were built in 1908. The settlement thrived until World War I, with the robust production of the nearby Kindergarten mine and mill. The local mines produced two millions dollars in gold from 1908 to 1918. By 1918, the post office had closed and the town declined to a few transient miners. The photo is that of Seven Troughs


 

On Line Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City
Lovelock (county seat)
Black Rock City
Census-designated places
Grass Valley
Humboldt River Ranch
Imlay
Unionville
Other unincorporated communities
Many of the following places are considered ghost towns.
Dun Glen/Chafey
Etna
Humboldt City
Mazuma
Mill City
Rochester
Scossa
Seven Troughs
Star City
Vernon

Adjacent counties
Washoe County - west
Humboldt County - north
Lander County - east
Churchill County - south

 

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