Delmues, Nevada
Appearance
Delmues, Nevada | |
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Coordinates: 37°52′00″N 114°19′01″W / 37.86667°N 114.31694°W[1] | |
Land | Vereinigte Staaten |
State | Nevada |
County | Lincoln |
Elevation | 5,115 ft (1,559 m) |
Delmues was a non-agency[2] station on the Pioche branch of the Union Pacific railroad located in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1]
Name variations included Delmue, Delmues Station and Engadine.[1]
History
[edit]The community was named after Joseph D. Delmue, who operated a ranch at the site in the 1870s.[3][4]
During the Great Depression, a Civilian Conservation Corp was located at Delmues ranch.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Delmues (historical)
- ^ Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. ISBN 978-0-87417-094-8. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 44.
- ^ "Architecture of Immigration Joseph Delmue's House and Barn in Lincoln County Nevada". Folklife Center News. American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. Winter 1994. pp. 9–11. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ^ "Delmues CCC Camp - Pioche NV - Living New Deal". livingnewdeal.org. Retrieved June 3, 2020.