Blair, Nevada facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Blair
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| Etymology: Named for John Insley Blair, Banker and Financier from New York and Blairstown, New Jersey | |
 Blair
Location in Nevada
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| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Esmeralda |
| Elevation | 4,616 ft (1,407 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
Blair, Nevada is a mining ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada.
History
Today a historical marker commemorates Blair along State Route 265 just north of Silver Peak. At one time Blair was a thriving, albeit short-lived, mining boom town. As mining reached a fever pitch in Nevada during the Tonopah boom, the effects spidered out in all directions to revive many a dormant mining town. Nearby, in Silver Peak, land speculators were driving land prices so artificially high that the 100-stamp mill planned for Silver Peak was relocated and built a mile and a half west, where it became the hub of Blair. It was the Pittsburg-Silver Peak Gold Mining Company that was responsible for the large mill that went up in 1907; at the time it was Nevada's largest such facility. They constructed the 17 and half mile Silver Peak Railroad the previous year. Blair had a post office from 1906 to 1915.
By 1920, Blair was a ghost town. Besides the historical marker the only reminders of the town are the remains of stone buildings and the foundation of the old mill.
Images for kids
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Silver Peak Mill, Blair, Nevada, 1909.
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Cinder cone on Pleistocene wash, northeast of Blair. Esmeralda County, Nevada. 1912.
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U.S. Geological Survey outfit enroute Blair to Silverpeak. Silver Peak quadrangle. Esmeralda County, Nevada. 1912.
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Paymaster Hills, eight miles east of Blair. Silver Peak quadrangle. Esmeralda County, Nevada. 1912.
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General view of the Pittsburgh-Silver Peak Mill, Blair, Nev. 1914
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The state historical marker off of Highway 265.
See also
In Spanish: Blair (Nevada) para niños
