Galena, Lander County, Nevada

Galena is a ghost town in Lander County, Nevada approximately eleven miles southwest of Battle Mountain.[1]

Galena, Lander County

History

Galena was founded in 1869 as a mining community.[2] The community was named for deposits of galena ore near the original town site.[3] The Galena post office was discontinued in 1907.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Galena (historical)
  2. "GALENA". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 41.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Galena Post Office (historical)

40°33′52″N 117°07′48″W


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