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- March 2nd, 1869 - White Pine County was established in 1869 from Lander County and named after the heavy growth of Limber Pine trees in the area which were at the time called white pine.
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The county was established by the Nevada legislature in 1869 from Lander County and named after the heavy growth of limber pine trees in the area, which were then called white pine. Hamilton was the first county seat from 1869 to 1887, when it was replaced by Ely after a fire.
Jun 24, 2016 · • White Pine County derives its name from the many stands of limber pine (also called white pine) trees said to be found in this part of eastern Nevada. • Eureka County derives its name from the mining town (and district) of Eureka, which was established in 1864.
- Etymology - Origin of White Pine County Name
- White Pine County History
- Geography: Land and Water
There are no White Pines in White Pine County! The "heavy growth of trees thought to be white pine" were actually limber pine. In fact, there was quite a bit of debate whether to call the county Ruby after the oldest settlement or White Pine. White Pine was favored because the area was well known because of the "Rush to White Pine" after the discov...
March 2nd, 1869 - White Pine County was established in 1869 from Lander County and named after the heavy growth of Limber Pine trees in the area which were at the time called white pine. Hamilton was the first county seat from 1869 to 1887 when it was replaced after a fire by Ely
As reported by the Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 8,897 square miles (23,042 km2), of which, 8,876 square miles (22,989 km2) of it is land and 21 square miles (53 km2) of it (0.23%) is water.
Apr 4, 2023 · The county was established by the Nevada legislature in 1869 from Lander County and named after the heavy growth of limber pine trees in the area, which was then called white pine.
The most famous of these early districts was the White Pine, organized on October 10, 1865 by a party of miners from Austin.8 The district takes its name from White Pine Moun-tain, a large mountain over ten thousand feet high, running nearly directly north and south. The mountain was named White Pine, supposedly, because of the type of timber ...
introduction. F. rom July 2001 through June 2002, folklorist Andrea Graham conducted research and field interviews and photographed neighborhoods, ranches, mines, railroads, people, traditional arts, and artists in the many communities of White Pine County, Nevada.
Ely (/ ˈiːli /, EE-lee) is the largest city and county seat of White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route. In 1906 copper was discovered. Ely's mining boom came later than the other towns along US 50.
