Toulon is a former non-agency railroad station[1] in Pershing County, Nevada, United States.[2]

Carlson states that the name may commemorate Toulon, France.[1]

Toulon is visible from Interstate 80.[3]

History

In between 1916 and 1918, a tungsten concentrator was erected at Toulon.[4] The concentrator processed scheelite ore from the Ragged Top Mining District near Ragged Top Mountain.[4] In 1918, the mill was turned in to an arsenic mill that processed ore from near Battle Mountain.[5]

The mill was acquired in 1929, but remained idle until 1936, when it was refurbished.[6] The mill played an important role refining tungsten ore from Nevada and California during WWII including a 1943 addition of a flotation plant.[6][7] The plant was operated in the 1930s[8] and 40s by Ott Heizer,[7] who was the father of Robert Heizer, the archaeologist and grandfather of Michael Heizer, the land artist and sculptor.

References

  1. ^ a b Carlson, Helen S. (1974). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. p. 234.
  2. ^ "Toulon, Nevada". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ Rich Moreno (July 4, 2015). "The story of the nowhere I-80 exits". Lahontan Valley News. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Vanderburg, William O. (1936). Reconnaissance of mining districts in Pershing County, Nevada. U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Mines. p. 26. hdl:2027/mdp.39015077569609.
  5. ^ Lincoln, Francis Church (1923). Mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada. hdl:2027/mdp.39015011432807. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Limbaugh, Ronald H. (September 28, 2010). Tungsten in Peace and War, 1918–1946. ISBN 9780874178210. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Tailing Plant for Toulon to Save Tungsten". Reno Gazette-Journal. March 13, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  8. ^ "Mill at Toulon to be Repaired by Heizer". Reno Gazette-Journal. April 4, 1936. p. 7. Retrieved March 17, 2020.

External Resources


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toulon,_Nevada
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