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Nevada Central Media: Staff writers: Jason Beam, Jessica Hernandez, Summer Mastin, Collin Anderson: Former names [1] Ely Record (1870-1872) Pioche Daily Record (1872-1876) Pioche Tri-Weekly Record (1876-1876) Pioche Weekly Record (1877-1900) Lincoln County Record (1900-1905) Pioche Weekly Record (1906-1908) Pioche Record (1908-1925) Language ...
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.
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.
The Ely City Hall and Fire Station, at 501 Mill St. in Ely in White Pine County, Nevada, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. [1]It "was recognized for its role as the seat of the City of Ely's government from its construction in 1929 to the present, as well as its role as the headquarters for Ely's Fire Department from 1929 to 1999."
Ely — a city and the county seat of White Pine County, northern Nevada. Pages in category "Ely, Nevada" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
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 ]
Youth Services International confronted a potentially expensive situation. It was early 2004, only three months into the private prison company’s $9.5 million contract to run Thompson Academy, a juvenile prison in Florida, and already the facility had become a scene of documented violence and neglect.
The Nevada Consolidated Copper Company had numerous mines in the region and was seeking a partner to create a smelter in the area. [4] The Cumberland and Ely Mining Corporation had acquired 8 square miles (21 km 2) of land near the ranch [3] and thought it would be ideal for a smelter location due to access to a plentiful water source. [4]