Imlay is an

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, United States. It has an elementary school, a general store, a post office, and a trading post. As of the 2010 census the population was 171. It is a nearly abandoned railroad town, named for a nearby mine or for the civil engineer who surveyed the town circa 1907. Its most notable feature is a series of strange buildings called Thunder Mountain Monument. These structures were built as a monument to Native American culture by a World War II veteran who called himself Thunder. Michael Feldman's ''

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'' public radio show featured Imlay as the "Town of the Week" on its December 5, 2009, show. They mentioned Thunder Mountain Monument as one of the premier draws to the area.

Geography

Imlay is located in northern Pershing County, Nevada, along

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, with access from Exit 145. The town is west of Winnemucca and northeast of Lovelock. The

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flows past to the north, near its inlet into

Rye Patch Reservoir The Rye Patch Reservoir is a reservoir on the Humboldt River in the U.S. State of Nevada. It is located about 22 miles northeast of the town of Lovelock, and is managed by the Pershing County Water Conservation District. The reservoir stores wate ...

. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the

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of Imlay has an area of , all land.

Demographics

References

Census-designated places in Pershing County, Nevada Census-designated places in Nevada Unincorporated towns in Nevada {{PershingCountyNV-geo-stub