Marys River (Nevada)

Marys River is a stream in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1] It is a tributary to the Humboldt River.[2]

Marys River was named by a pioneer citizen after his Native American wife.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marys River (Nevada)
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 26.
  3. Carlson, Helen S. (1974). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-87417-094-8.

41°03′12″N 115°17′01″W



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