Blair Junction, Nevada
Blair Junction is the neglected site of a formerly populated settlement in Esmeralda County, in the U.S. state of Nevada.
Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad Map, circa 1910, showing Blair Junction.
History
Blair Junction was at the junction of the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad and the Silver Peak Railroad, located 0.7 miles south of the present Blair Junction on Nevada State Route 265. On the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad, Coaldale was to the west and McLeans was to the east.
A post office called Blair Junction was in operation from 1922 until 1923.
References
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 30.
- ^ "Silver Peak Railroad, Blair, Junction, Nevada". Flickr. June 6, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blair Junction (historical)
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blair Junction Post Office (historical)
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