Palmetto was founded and established in 1866, when three prospectors discovered silver deposits north of the site. The miners named the camp Palmetto, mistakenly thinking that nearby Joshua trees were a relative of the palmetto tree. A 12-stamp mill was built at the settlement, but not enough silver ore was mined to keep the mill running.[3]
Although the town was abandoned at a year later, a revival occurred in 1906 when mines were reopened. People and businesses rushed back to town. Over 200 tents were put up on a town site one-half mile west of Palmetto. A commercial street was laid out with stores, markets, feed yards, restaurants, lumber companies, saloons and doctors' offices. The mines soon declined, and in the autumn of 1906, miners abandoned the town.[3]
In 1920, another revival occurred, and a mill was built. The town eventually declined. All that stands today are the remains of old buildings.[4]
The Palmetto post office was active from April 24, 1888 until June 7, 1894 and from December 16, 1905 until December 31, 1907.[1]
References
^ abCarlson, Helen S. (1974). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. p. 186. ISBN9780874170948. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
^ abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palmetto, Nevada
^ abPaher, Stanley (1970). Nevada Ghost Towns and Mining Camps. Howell North. p. 412.
palmetto, nevada, ghost, town, esmeralda, county, state, nevada, ghost, townpalmettoshow, nevadapalmettoshow, united, statescoordinates, 44444, 69472, 44444, 69472, coordinates, 44444, 69472, 44444, 69472country, united, statesstate, nevadacountyesmeraldanamed. Palmetto Nevada is a ghost town in Esmeralda County in the U S state of Nevada Palmetto NevadaGhost townPalmettoShow map of NevadaPalmettoShow map of the United StatesCoordinates 37 26 40 N 117 41 41 W 37 44444 N 117 69472 W 37 44444 117 69472 Coordinates 37 26 40 N 117 41 41 W 37 44444 N 117 69472 W 37 44444 117 69472Country United StatesState NevadaCountyEsmeraldaNamed forNamed by North Carolina prospectors for their native state 1 Elevation 2 1 883 m 6 178 ft GNIS feature ID849699 2 History Edit Tent business in Palmetto 1906 Palmetto was founded and established in 1866 when three prospectors discovered silver deposits north of the site The miners named the camp Palmetto mistakenly thinking that nearby Joshua trees were a relative of the palmetto tree A 12 stamp mill was built at the settlement but not enough silver ore was mined to keep the mill running 3 Although the town was abandoned at a year later a revival occurred in 1906 when mines were reopened People and businesses rushed back to town Over 200 tents were put up on a town site one half mile west of Palmetto A commercial street was laid out with stores markets feed yards restaurants lumber companies saloons and doctors offices The mines soon declined and in the autumn of 1906 miners abandoned the town 3 In 1920 another revival occurred and a mill was built The town eventually declined All that stands today are the remains of old buildings 4 The Palmetto post office was active from April 24 1888 until June 7 1894 and from December 16 1905 until December 31 1907 1 References Edit a b Carlson Helen S 1974 Nevada Place Names A Geographical Dictionary University of Nevada Press p 186 ISBN 9780874170948 Retrieved 24 July 2018 a b U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Palmetto Nevada a b Paher Stanley 1970 Nevada Ghost Towns and Mining Camps Howell North p 412 Palmetto Nevada Ghost Town Ghosttowns com Retrieved 2012 07 13 This Esmeralda County Nevada state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Palmetto Nevada amp oldid 1116803125, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
