Argenta is a ghost town in Lander County, Nevada, in the United States.
History
Silver was found in Argenta in 1866, a small camp was built and a little town established. Argenta's post office opened in December 1868.[2] Argenta became in a shipping point for Austin, Nevada, and its residents had the hope that Austin would help make Argenta the railroad center of the Lander County.[3] Unhappily, the center of attentions in Austin was Battle Mountain, Nevada, which was closer to the city and nearer Galena.[3] People of Argenta understood that the future of the town was bedeviled. In December 1870, they moved everything and themselves to Battle Mountain,[2] and Argenta became a ghost town. The name of the post office was changed from Argenta to Battle Mountain on February 24, 1874.[2] There was no activity in Argenta until 1930 when barite was discovered in Argenta Mountain. From 1930 and 1969 over $3 million in barite was produced. The mine was active until 2015, when it was closed by its owner Baker Hughes.
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Argenta
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Argenta Post Office (historical)
- ^ a b "Argenta, Nevada". Ghosttowns.com. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
External links
- Argenta (ghosttowns.com)
Further reading
- Hall, Shawn (1994). Romancing Nevada's Past: Ghost Towns And Historic Sites Of Eureka, Lander, And White Pine Counties. Reno: University of Nevada Press. ISBN 9780874170108. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
Municipalities and communities of Lander County, Nevada, United States | ||
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| Unincorporated towns |  | |
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