Frenchman, Nevada

Frenchman, also known as Frenchman's Station or Bermond, was a community in Churchill County, Nevada, United States. Frenchman was located along U.S. Route 50 30 miles (48 km) east-southeast of Fallon.

Frenchman, Nevada
Former community
Frenchman Station, c 1910
Frenchman Station, c 1910
Frenchman is located in Nevada
Frenchman
Frenchman
Frenchman is located in the United States
Frenchman
Frenchman
Coordinates: 39°16′46″N 118°16′12″W
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
County Churchill County
Elevation
4,157 ft (1,267 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID857995[1]

The community was founded in 1904 as a stagecoach stop; it took its name from Aime "Frenchy" Bermond, a French immigrant. "Frenchy's" offered a respite for people, animals and freight traveling between Fallon, Fairview and Wonder in the early 1900s. The way station provided lodging and food, with a hotel, restaurant, saloons and stables.[2]

The U.S. Navy bought out the community in 1985 due to its proximity to the Dixie Valley bombing range, and its remaining buildings were demolished two years later.[3]

The community is mentioned in the book Blue Highways by William Least Heat-Moon, which includes a picture of Margaret and Laurie Chealander.

See also

References
  1. "Frenchman". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Paher, Stanley W (1970). Nevada Ghost Towns and Mining Camps. Howell North. p. 94.
  3. Hodges, Barbara. "Frenchman's Station aka Bermold". Online Nevada Encyclopedia. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
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