Argenta, Nevada

Argenta is a ghost town in Lander County, Nevada, in the United States.

Argenta, Nevada
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 40°40′28″N 116°42′20″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	Lander
Elevation [1]	4,593 ft (1,400 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	0
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)

History

Silver was found in Argenta in 1866, a small camp was built and a little town established. Argenta's Post Office opened in December 1868.[2] Argenta became in a shipping point for Austin, Nevada, and its residents had the hope that Austin would help make Argenta the railroad center of the Lander County.[3] Unhappily, the center of attentions in Austin was Battle Mountain, Nevada, which was closer to the city and nearer Galena.[3] People of Argenta understood that the future of the town was bedeviled. In December 1870, they moved everything and themselves to Battle Mountain[2], and Argenta became a ghost town. The name of the Post Office was changed from Argenta to Battle Mountain on February 24, 1874.[2] There was no activity in Argenta until 1930 when barite was discovered in Argenta Mountain. From 1930 and 1969 over $3 million in barite was produced. The mine was active until 2015, when it was closed by its owner Baker Hughes.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Argenta
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Argenta Post Office (historical)
3. "Argenta, Nevada". Ghosttowns.com. Retrieved July 11, 2014.

Further reading

• Hall, Shawn (1994). Romancing Nevada's Past: Ghost Towns And Historic Sites Of Eureka, Lander, And White Pine Counties. Reno: University of Nevada Press. ISBN 9780874170108. Retrieved January 23, 2020.