Toano, Nevada

Toano is a ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, in the United States.[1]

Toano, Nevada
Ghost Town
Toano, Nevada
Location within the state of Nevada
Toano, Nevada
Toano, Nevada (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°07′53″N 114°25′23″W
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyElko
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

History

Toano was created by the Central Pacific Railroad in 1868. A post office was in operation at Toano from 1869 until 1906.[2] The town was the western terminus of the Salt Lake Division of the railroad. In 1870, Toano had a population of 117, including hotels and stores. Between 1873 and 1874, the town was plagued by two fires that destroyed several buildings and a hotel. The start of the end of the town was in 1884, when the Oregon Short Line Railroad was completed and all traffic from Idaho was eliminated. The town quickly lost its importance. Toano officially became a ghost town in 1906. No early buildings still stand.[3]

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gollark: More so than utter UTC, yes.
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gollark: A bunch of places will have to switch. Timezone databases will need updating, as will basically all signs and stuff. A UTC migration would have the same sign-updating things, but no timezone-database issues and much less ambiguity there.
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See also

Notes
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Toano (historical)
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Toano Post Office
  3. ghosttowns.com. "Toano". www.ghosttowns.com. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
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