Poeville, Nevada
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poeville-nevada-290-1469955
title:
Poeville, Nevada
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Poeville, also known as Peavine until 1863, is the site of a historical mining town, established in 1864. John Poe, a professional promoter from Michigan allegedly related to Edgar Allan Poe, discovered rich gold and silver veins in 1862 on the slopes of Peavine Mountain. After the discovery of ore, Poe announced that the veins comprised the next Comstock Lode; he presented extracted ore at the state fair of 1864 as rich in content. As a result, the former mining camp, called Poe City (Poeville)
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Unincorporated area in Nevada, United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poeville,_Nevada
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2024-01-18T20:45:52Z
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