Stone House, Nevada | |
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  Stone House  Stone House | |
| Coordinates: 40°50′14″N 117°10′19″W / 40.83722°N 117.17194°W [1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Humboldt |
| Elevation | 4,459 ft (1,359 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 ( Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 858334 |
Stone House is a ghost town in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States. [1]
A. Woodward, one of the signers of the 1851 " Washoe Code" that dealt with early land claims, was killed near this location in the autumn of 1851. Woodward had partnered with George Chorpenning on a monthly mail contract. Woodward was killed while fulfilling that contract. [2]
A post office was located in Stone House from 26 November 1890 to 24 March 1915, when it was moved to Valmy, Nevada. [3]
Note that there are at least two other locations named Stone House in Nevada. One in Nye County [4] and another located in the Osgood Mountains of Humboldt County. [5] In addition, there is Stonehouse located in White Pine County [6] and Stonehouse Canyon, located near Farrell, Nevada in Pershing County. [7]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stone House (historical)
- ^ Bancroft, Hubert Howe; Victor, Frances Fuller (1890). History of Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming, 1540-1888. p. 226. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ Gamett, James; Paher, Stanley W. (1983). Nevada post offices: an illustrated history. Las Vegas: Nevada Publications. p. 176. ISBN 0-913814-57-1.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stone House (Nye County)
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stone House (Osgood Mountains)
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stonehouse (White Pine County)
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stonehouse Canyon
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has a portion in an adjacent county and state | |
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