Oreana is a ghost town in Pershing County, Nevada, United States.[1]
Oreana, Nevada | |
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  Oreana, Nevada  Oreana, Nevada | |
| Coordinates: 40°18′39″N 118°22′14″W / 40.31083°N 118.37056°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Pershing |
| Elevation | 4,058 ft (1,237 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code | 775 |
| GNIS feature ID | 848204[1] |
Oreana was a milling town from 1865-1885[1] and should not be confused with Oreana Station[2] located 3 miles to the northeast on what was initially the Central Pacific Railway.[1]
The Montezuma Smelting Works was built at Oreana in 1857 to smelt ores from the Arabia and Trinity mining districts.[3] The Montezuma smelter was the first lead smelter in the U.S. to ship lead commercially. Other lead smelters shipped their output locally.[3]
At one time, Oreana was larger than what was then known as "Lovelock's" (today known as Lovelock). However, Lovelock's became larger after Lovelock's successful bid for a Central Pacific station.[4] Oreana only got a full station in early 1913 when the narrow-gauge Nevada Short Line Railway connected from Oreana to Rochester.[4][5]
The Post Office in Oreana operated from February 1867 until July 1869 and then from February 1870 until September 1873 and finally from October 1873 until March 1883.[6]
The name Oreana may come from the "ore" plus the Greek "ana", which means "greatly" or "excessively". The name could also be a corruption of the Spanish "orejano", meaning "unbranded".[3]
Oreana Station
editOreana Station was a station on the Central Pacific Railway from the 1870s[7] until 1924.[2] The station was a supply center for the mines at Rochester. Oreana Station was also known as Oreana, Nenzel and Nenzel Station.[2][3]
The Post Office at Oreana Station operated with the name Oreana from August 1913 until February 1951.[8] Note that the town was also known as Dad's Lee.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oreana (historical)
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oreana
- ^ a b c d Carlson, Helen S. (1974). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary.
- ^ a b "Tales of Montezuma and the "Spark Plug" Mines Outline the Long Career of Oreana". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. January 16, 1955. p. 8. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ "Oreana Becomes Gateway City for the New District". Nevada State Journal. Reno. February 2, 1913. p. 14. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oreana Post Office (historical)
- ^ California and Nevada (Map). O.W. Gray & Son. 1878. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ a b Gamett, James; Paher, Stanley W. Nevada Post Offices: An Illustrated History. p. 102. Note that the Oreana Post Office has incorrect dates, see Gamett and Paher for the correct dates.
External links
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- Oreana (Silverstateghosttowns.com)
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