Tuscarora, Nevada

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Tuscarora, Nevada
Unincorporated community
Tuscarora, September 2012
Tuscarora, September 2012
Tuscarora is located in Nevada
Tuscarora
Tuscarora
Location within the state of Nevada
Tuscarora is located in the United States
Tuscarora
Tuscarora
Tuscarora (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°18′50″N 116°13′12″W / 41.31389°N 116.22000°W / 41.31389; -116.22000Coordinates: 41°18′50″N 116°13′12″W / 41.31389°N 116.22000°W / 41.31389; -116.22000
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyElko
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Nevada Historical Marker
Reference no.48

Tuscarora is an unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada, United States.[1] The community lies on the east side of the Tuscarora Mountains approximately 40 miles north of Carlin.[2] Tuscarora is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History[]

Tuscarora was founded in Elko County after an expedition by trader William Heath to find gold, in 1867. The community derives its name from the Tuscarora people.[3] As miners flocked to the town, a fort was built to offer protection from Indian raids and a water ditch was created to supply the town with water. Many Chinese men who had been employed by the Central Pacific Railroad (CPR) relocated to the town and began placer mining. By 1870, Tuscarora had a population of 119 of whom 104 were Chinese.[4]

A post office was established at Tuscarora in 1871.[5] A boom began following the discovery of silver ore.[6] In 1879, the population of Tuscarora reached 1,500 making it one of the larger settlements in entire Nevada.[4]

Education[]

Tuscarora is home to two small schools provided by the .

Tuscarora has a public library, a branch of the Elko-Lander-Eureka County Library System.[7]

Notable people[]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tuscarora
  2. ^ Nevada Atllas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 8th ed. 2012, pp. 23 and 31 ISBN 9780899333342
  3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 30.
  4. ^ a b Nevada Ghost Towns. Tuscarora
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tuscarora Post Office
  6. ^ "Tuscarora Mystery," Northeastern Nevada Historical Society Quarterly, 2008, Issue 2, pp 38-40
  7. ^ "Nevada Public Libraries". PublicLibraries.com. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

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