Veteran, Nevada
Veteran is a ghost town in the state of Nevada.[1] Just west of the present-day town of Ruth, Veteran was the site of a tent city and mining town between 1906 and 1914, though the current site is abandoned.
Veteran, Nevada | |
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Ghost town | |
![]() ![]() Veteran, Nevada | |
Coordinates: 39°16′03″N 115°01′46″W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Nevada |
County | White Pine |
Elevation | 7,330 ft (2,237 m) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Area code(s) | 775 |
GNIS ID | 850913 |
Once copper ore was discovered in the vicinity of Veteran in 1906, a company town for the Cumberland-Ely Copper Company was constructed in a matter of months.[2] A rail line was completed into Veteran in 1907, which served as the western terminus for the Nevada Northern Railway.[3] At its peak around 1910, the town held over 100 inhabitants. Due to a crash in ore prices in 1913, Veteran's buildings were relocated to Ruth the following year and the town was disbanded. Open-pit mining continued in this area through at least the 1950s, and today the former townsite is excavated earth.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Veteran (historical)
- "Veteran". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- Myrick, David F. (2007). Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California, Volume 1: the Northern Roads. University of Nevada Press. pp. 125–131.