Galena, Washoe County, Nevada

Galena, Nevada
Ghost town
Galena, Nevada is located in Nevada
Galena, Nevada
Galena, Nevada
Coordinates: 39°20′59″N 119°47′19″W / 39.34972°N 119.78861°W / 39.34972; -119.78861[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyWashoe
Elevation
[1]
4,921 ft (1,500 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code775
GNIS feature ID[1]
Reference no.212

Galena is an abandoned town in Washoe County, Nevada, south of Reno. The portion of Reno just south of Mount Rose Highway and west of Steamboat Springs is also known as Galena.

Galena was developed as a mining property in 1860, with the discovery of silver in the eastern foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The town greatly expanded after 1862, when it also became an important lumbering center. By 1863, there were eleven sawmills operating in Galena. The town's streets during the height of commercial activity, were crowded with "grog shops overflowed with charcoal burners, wood choppers, timbermen, millers, miners, bullwhackers and teamsters"[2]

The town was abandoned after 1867, following two disastrous fires.

In 1990, the University of Nevada, Reno Mackay School of Mines operated a training site for students at the nearby Union Mine.[3][4]

The site is marked by Nevada Historical Marker number 212.[5]

Galena Creek, near Nevada Historical Marker number 212

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Galena, Washoe County, Nevada
  2. ^ Paher, Stanley W. (1970). Nevada Ghost Towns and Mining Camps. Howell-North. p. 41.
  3. ^ Tingley, Joseph V. (1990). Mineral Resource Inventory--Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District, Nevada (Report). Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Union Mine
  5. ^ "Galena". Nevada State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved May 14, 2020.