Galena, Washoe County, Nevada
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galena-washoe-county-nevada-317-1909091
title:
Galena, Washoe County, Nevada
text:
Galena is an abandoned town in Washoe County, Nevada, south of Reno. The portion of Reno just south of Mount Rose Highway and west of Steamboat Springs is also known as Galena. Galena was developed as a mining property in 1860, with the discovery of silver in the eastern foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The town greatly expanded after 1862, when it also became an important lumbering center. By 1863, there were eleven sawmills operating in Galena. The town's streets during the height of commercial
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Ghost town in Nevada, United States
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galena,_Washoe_County,_Nevada
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date modified:
2023-01-05T22:05:23Z
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