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| title = Silver Peak Railroad, Blair, Junction, Nevada |
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}}</ref> of a formerly populated settlement in [[Esmeralda County, Nevada|Esmeralda County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Nevada]].<ref name="GNIS">{{GNIS|848230|name=Blair Junction (historical)}}</ref> |
}}</ref>{{better source|date=February 2022}} of a formerly populated settlement in [[Esmeralda County, Nevada|Esmeralda County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Nevada]].<ref name="GNIS">{{GNIS|848230|name=Blair Junction (historical)}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Revision as of 22:58, 9 February 2022
Blair Junction, Nevada | |
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  Blair Junction Location within Nevada  Blair Junction Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°00′30″N 117°46′25″W / 38.00833°N 117.77361°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nevada |
| County | Esmeralda |
| Named for | D. C. Blair, a railroad agent[1] |
| Elevation | 1,469 m (4,819 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (Pacific Daylight Time) |
| GNIS feature ID | 848230 |
Blair Junction is the neglected site[2][better source needed] of a formerly populated settlement in Esmeralda County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.[3]
History
Blair Junction was at the junction of the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad and the Silver Peak Railroad, located 0.7 miles south of the present Blair Junction on Nevada State Route 265.[3] On the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad, Coaldale was to the west and McLeans was to the east.
A post office called Blair Junction was in operation from 1922 until 1923.[4]
References
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 30.
- ^ "Silver Peak Railroad, Blair, Junction, Nevada". Flickr. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blair Junction (historical)
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blair Junction Post Office (historical)
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