Shafter, Nevada
| Shafter, Nevada | |
|---|---|
| Ghost Town | |
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  Shafter Location within the state of Nevada  Shafter Shafter (the US) | |
| Coordinates: 40°51′17″N 114°26′41″W / 40.85472°N 114.44472°WCoordinates: 40°51′17″N 114°26′41″W / 40.85472°N 114.44472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Elko |
| Elevation | 5,594 ft (1,705 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 847479[1] |
Shafter is a ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States.
History
In the early times it was known as Bews. Shafter was founded in 1906 as siding for the Nevada Northern Railway. In 1907 was renamed Shafter in 1907, when the Western Pacific Railroad's Feather River Route arrived. The community was named after William Rufus Shafter, a prominent U.S. officer during Spanish–American War.[2] In this place lived 40 inhabitants. A school was opened there and was closed in 1932. In 1959, the post office has closed and with it the death of the town. Today the only remains are foundations.[3] Although the town is abandoned, this particular section of the railroad is still called the Shafter Subdivision.
Notes
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shafter, Nevada
- ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 28.
- ↑ "Shafter". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
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