Argenta, Nevada

Argenta, Nevada
Ghost town
Argenta is located in Nevada
Argenta
Argenta
Argenta is located in the United States
Argenta
Argenta
Coordinates: 40°40′28″N 116°42′20″W / 40.67444°N 116.70556°W / 40.67444; -116.70556[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyLander
Elevation
[1]
4,593 ft (1,400 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
0
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)

Argenta is a ghost town in Lander County, Nevada, in the United States.

History

Silver was found in Argenta in 1866, a small camp was built and a little town established. Argenta's post office opened in December 1868.[2] Argenta became in a shipping point for Austin, Nevada, and its residents had the hope that Austin would help make Argenta the railroad center of the Lander County.[3] Unhappily, the center of attentions in Austin was Battle Mountain, Nevada, which was closer to the city and nearer Galena.[3] People of Argenta understood that the future of the town was bedeviled. In December 1870, they moved everything and themselves to Battle Mountain,[2] and Argenta became a ghost town. The name of the post office was changed from Argenta to Battle Mountain on February 24, 1874.[2] There was no activity in Argenta until 1930 when barite was discovered in Argenta Mountain. From 1930 and 1969 over $3 million in barite was produced. The mine was active until 2015, when it was closed by its owner Baker Hughes.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Argenta
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Argenta Post Office (historical)
  3. ^ a b "Argenta, Nevada". Ghosttowns.com. Retrieved July 11, 2014.

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