Riepetown, Nevada

Riepetown, Nevada
Ghost town
Riepetown, circa 1905
Riepetown, circa 1905
Riepetown, Nevada is located in Nevada
Riepetown, Nevada
Riepetown, Nevada
Coordinates: 39°15′52″N 115°0′39″W / 39.26444°N 115.01083°W / 39.26444; -115.01083
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyWhite Pine
Elevation
7,100 ft (2,200 m)
GNIS feature ID856354

Riepetown is a ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada, United States.[1][2] Riepetown is located on former State Route 485, 3 miles southwest of its junction with U.S. Route 50; 5 miles northwest of Ely.[3]

History

Riepetown was named for Richard A. Riepe, a first-generation German immigrant who surveyed the land in this area. Riepe was later elected to the Nevada Assembly, representing Lincoln County in 1883 and White Pine County in 1889.[4]

Riepetown was not a company town and thus played host to businesses banned in other mining communities, such as brothels and saloons. It was decimated by a massive fire in 1917, and though portions were rebuilt, the town gradually depopulated.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ "Riepetown | ONE". www.onlinenevada.org. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Riepetown, Nevada". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ Riepetown, Nevada History
  4. ^ a b Information and photos of Riepetown