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1956 Map of Ely

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Ely
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Ely and its neighboring industrial centers of Ruth and McGill anchor this mid-century look at eastern Nevada, where the High Desert landscape is defined by the massive north-south corridors of the Schell Creek Range and Egan Range. The map documents the mining heritage of the White Pine region, noting the Nevada Northern RR corridor and several noted mining districts.

Genealogists and historians can trace the remnants of the 19th-century silver boom through the recorded sites of Hamilton, Treasure City, and Shermantown, which appear here as ruins in the White Pine Mountains. To the east, the landscape transitions toward the Utah border at the Goshute Indian Reservation and the high elevations of the Snake Range, including Wheeler Peak. Small agricultural communities like Preston and Lund dot the White River Valley, providing a sharp contrast to the specialized mining terrain of Robinson Canyon.