Pequop, Nevada

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Pequop, Nevada
Ghost town
Exit for Pequop along I-80
Exit for Pequop along I-80
Pequop is located in Nevada
Pequop
Pequop
Coordinates: Coordinates: 41°13′02″N 114°35′22″W / 41.21722°N 114.58944°W / 41.21722; -114.58944[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyElko
Area
 • Total2.48 sq mi (6.42 km2)
 • Land2.48 sq mi (6.42 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
6,142 ft (1,872 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total709
 • Density286/sq mi (110.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)775
FIPS code32-53200
GNIS feature ID856101

Pequop or Pequop Siding is a ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States.[1] It was located west of Toano on the route around the north end of the Pequop Mountains between Cobre and Wells.[2] It was first a stop station of the Central Pacific Railroad and later a non-agency[3] station on the Southern Pacific Railroad. Several buildings were erected to house section crews.

History[]

In November, 1870, Pequop siding was the site of the second robbery of the same train. The train was first robbed near Verdi, Nevada of about US$40,000 (equivalent to $819,000 in 2020) payroll intended for Virginia City. The train was robbed again near Moor (just east of Wells), or at Pequop Siding of about US$3,000 (equivalent to $61,000 in 2020). The robbers turned out to be deserters from . One of the robbers was Edward Carr, who three weeks before the robbery had murdered Sally Whitmore, the madam of a brothel near Camp Halleck. One of Carr's gloves was found at the site of the robbery.[4]

The end of the village was in the 1940s, when the introduction of diesel in locomotives made Pequop obsolete.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pequop
  2. ^ DeLorme Atlas and Gazetteer: Nevada, DeLorme, 8th ed., 2012, pp.25 and 33 ISBN 0-89933-334-6
  3. ^ Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada Place Names, A Geographical Dictionary. ISBN 9780874174038. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Greenhaw, Charles (October 6, 1998). "How to rob a train (and how not to)". Elko Daily Free Press. p. 16. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  5. ^ NVGHOSTTOWNS.COM. "Elko County Ghost Towns". Archived from the original on 2013-02-24. Retrieved 2013-03-04.

External links[]

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