Lund is a small town and

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in White Pine County,

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, United States. The population of Lund as of

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was 211.

Toponymy

When members from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint the Lund was named for Anthon H. Lund, a Mormon church official.

History

Joseph S Leavitt and family Lund White Pine County Nevada

In the early 1870s, Tom Plane operated a ranch based near Lund Spring. He employed ranch hands that grew feed and food and raised live stock to support needs of the mining towns. His ranch house was a welcome respite for travelers on the Hamilton-Pioche road. Later, James R. Withington gained ownership of Tom Plane's ranch and built White Pine County's first flour mill at the Tom Plane's spring head. Lund was settled in 1898 on land that the United States government had given

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(LDS Church) in lieu of land that had been confiscated under the

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. The first settlers were Latter-day Saints, and the LDS Church still has a

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in Lund. On June 24, 2020, the Brown Fire threatened Lund, resulting in residents on the south side being evacuated from their homes. Residents were allowed to return that evening. The Brown Fire burned over .

Education

The co-located Lund Elementary School (K-5) and Lund High School (6-12) operate as Lund Combined Schools, part of the

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Lund Grade School The Lund Grade School, at 30 W Center St. in Lund, Nevada, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. It was built in 1915 and was operated as a school by the White Pine County School District up to 2005. It is a -story, Cr ...

, built in 1915, operated for 90 years until 2005. The school building was added to the

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in 2018 after being nominated by local residents.

Transportation

Lund is served by

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which passes through the town.

Demographics

Climate

References

External links

Additional information available in the Web-book: ''White River Valley, Nevada -- Then and Now 1898-1980''
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