Currie is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

Elko County Elko County is a county in the northeastern corner of Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,702. Its county seat is Elko. The county was established on March 5, 1869, from Lander County. Elko County is the fourth ...

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, United States. It is often considered a ghost town, and its population is around 20. The town is named after Joseph Currie, who started a ranch there in 1885. Discovery of

copper Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from la, cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkis ...

in the neighboring town of Ely prompted the building of a railroad from Ely to the

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main-line, at

Cobre, Nevada Cobre is a ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States. Overview The town was located at the former interchange point between the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Nevada Northern Railway, and came into being when construction of the Nevada ...

. Currie is the midpoint between the two towns. On March 22, 1906, the first passenger train from Cobre to Currie was operated. Between 1906 and 1941, approximately 4.6 million passengers passed through Currie on rail. The Ely copper smelters were closed on June 20, 1983 and the railroad closed one day later. The major portion of the town, the business district (20 acres), is owned by Glenn, Robert, and wife Brenda Taylor, who now reside in Utah. It consists of Goshute Mercantile, the bar, adjoining house, cabins, RV park, garage, historic buildings, and corrals. There is also the

Nevada Northern Railway The Nevada Northern Railway was a railroad in the U.S. state of Nevada, built primarily to reach a major copper producing area in White Pine County, Nevada. The railway, constructed in 1905–06, extended northward about from Ely to connection ...

, Elko County School District - Currie Elementary school, Lear Ranch and the Nevada Highway Department. The Taylors wish to sell their part of the town.

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A Brief Currie History
{{authority control Unincorporated communities in Elko County, Nevada Unincorporated communities in Nevada Elko, Nevada micropolitan area Populated places established in 1885