Pyramid, Nevada

Pyramid, Nevada
Unincorporated community
Pyramid, Nevada
Coordinates: 40°04′30″N 119°42′07″W / 40.07500°N 119.70194°W / 40.07500; -119.70194Coordinates: 40°04′30″N 119°42′07″W / 40.07500°N 119.70194°W / 40.07500; -119.70194
Country United States
State Nevada
County Washoe
Elevation 3,901 ft (1,189 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s) 775
GNIS feature ID 843007[1]

Pyramid is an unincorporated community in Washoe County, Nevada, United States.[1] At one time, it was a station on the Fernley and Lassen Railway located between Bristol and Big Canyon.[2] At one time there was a post office at this location.[3][4]

History

Although silver veins had been discovered as early as 1860 in the area, the Pyramid district did not attract any significant attention until the spring of 1876, when an interesting ore-specimen was noticed by a Reno physician. The physician was assisting an ill miner when the doctor noticed the specimen on the man's table. Assaying the mineral resulted in a strong prediction of excellent returns. A silver rush followed after news of the discovery had spread to other mining camps. Pyramid City sprang from up from this desert area and a two—stamp mill was built to crush silver ore.[5]

Of the five townships that were established in the district, Pyramid City became the most important. In March 1877, the city had two saloons, a Chinese washhouse, store, boarding house and a stage line with daily service to Reno. By the winter of 1877, sixty miners were working the area, with only one woman living in the camp. Pyramid City became vacant toward the end of the 1880's and the Pyramid City post office closed in 1889. No structures remain standing in the former township[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Pyramid, Nevada". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Nevada Railroads Passenger Stations and Stops" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-02-12.
  3. ↑ "Pyramid, Nevada". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. ↑ Gamett, James; Paher, Stanley W. (1983). Nevada Post Offices. Las Vegas: Nevada Publications. p. 108.
  5. 1 2 Paher, Stanley W. (1970). Nevada Ghost Towns and Mining Camps. Howell-North. p. 35.


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