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Ely (/ ˈ iː l i /, 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.
The stretch on US 6 between Tonopah and Ely is the longest signed distance between gas stations with 168 miles (270 km). Ely is the largest town on US 6 in Nevada. US 50 joins US 6 at Ely. East of Ely, US 6 and US 50 cross the Schell Creek Range, known for verdant forests and meadows and for a large mule deer and elk population.
A limber (white) pine tree in Nevada. 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.
List of Registered Historic Places in White Pine County, Nevada, USA: The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below), may be seen in an online map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates".
US 6/US 50/US 93 crossing Conners Pass near Ely. Ely is the last city along US 50 in Nevada. The next city is Delta, Utah, 162 miles (261 km) to the east; [28] there are only two gas stations along the stretch between Ely and Delta. US 93 continues south from the junction with US 50 at Majors Place. [29]
Map of the United States with Nevada highlighted. Nevada is a state located in the Western United States.According to the 2020 United States Census, it is the 32nd most populous state, with 3,104,614 inhabitants, [1] but the 7th largest by land area spanning 109,781.18 square miles (284,332.0 km 2). [2]
The charcoal ovens are associated with the silver mining ghost town of Ward, Nevada, [5] established in 1876. The town at its peak had a population of 1500, two newspapers, a school, a fire department, two smelters, and a stamp mill. The town declined after 1880, with a fire in 1883 destroying a third of the town. The post office closed in 1888.
East Ely Depot, built in 1907 for the Nevada Northern Railway.. The Nevada Northern Railway Museum is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located in Ely, Nevada, owned by the State of Nevada and operated by a historic foundation dedicated to the preservation of the Nevada Northern Railway.