Star City, Nevada

Star City was a silver-mining boom town in Pershing County, Nevada.[1] It was located in the Star Mining District. It is now a ghost town.

Star City, Nevada
Ghost town
Star City
Star City
Coordinates: [1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyPershing
Elevation5,981 ft (1,823 m)
Reference no.231

The site is marked as Nevada Historical Marker 231.

History

Star City was established in 1861 when rich silver ore deposits were discovered in the area. During its height from 1864 to 1865 the town was home to 1,200 people. It also housed two hotels, three general stores, a Wells-Fargo office, a church and more than a dozen saloons. The Post Office was in operation from April 1862 to September 1868.[2] The largest mine in the Star Mining District was the Sheba Mine, which produced about $5 million in silver by 1868. That same year the ore deposit began to run out. An 1868 account remarks on Star City: "So sudden was its decline that the daily mail, the express office and the telegraph office are all in operation yet, though the entire population consists of a single family."[3]

By 1871, only 78 people remained in Star City. Today the only reminders of the town are crumbling foundations and rusted mill equipment.[4]

A map[5] references Star City on an early Map of the Overland Railroad route for the Central Pacific Railroad as "Ostar City," between Humboldt and Humboldt Wells, Nevada by mistake.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Star City (historical)
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Star City Post Office (historical)
  3. Paul, Rodman W. (1963). Mining frontiers of the Far West, 1848-1880. ISBN 978-0-8263-0315-8. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  4. "Star City". Nevada State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  5. "Map of the Overland Railroad (Early Central Pacific RR)". Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Retrieved February 4, 2020. Star City Overland Railroad stop] shown as "OSTAR CITY" on early Map of the Overland Railroad route for the Central Pacific Railroad
Star City, Nevada Historical Marker No. 231.


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