Grantsville is a former
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in
Nye County, Nevada.
The camp was started in 1863
or 1864,
[ along with the nearby Union and North Union mining districts.]Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant ; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As Commanding General, he led the Union Ar ...
.[ In 1864, miners in the district successfully petitioned to have Nye County separated from ]Esmeralda County, Nevada
Esmeralda County is a county in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 729, making it the least populous county in Nevada. Esmeralda County does not have any incorporated communities. It ...
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The Grantsville post office was in operation from February 1879 until October 1901.][ In 1877 the Alexander Co. built a 20-stamp mill, which was enlarged to 40 stamps in 1880.][
]
References
External links
Grantsville
- modern photos and text (forgottennevada.org)
- modern photos and text (ghosttowns.com)
Grantsville
- modern photos and text (nvexpeditions.com)
Grantsville
- historic photos (University of Nevada, Reno
The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a public land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada. It is the state's flagship public university and primary land grant institution. It was founded on October 12 ...
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Ghost towns in Nevada
Ghost towns in Nye County, Nevada
Populated places established in 1863
Unincorporated communities in Nevada
Unincorporated communities in Nye County, Nevada