Austin
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Austin is a small historic mining town in central Nevada known for its 19th-century silver boom and remote, high-desert setting along U.S. Route 50.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Austin canonical | 6 |
| Austin, Texas | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
census-designated place
ⓘ
historic mining town ⓘ unincorporated town ⓘ |
| architectureStyle | 19th-century Western frontier ⓘ |
| areaCode | 775 ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Lander County ⓘ |
| currentCharacter | small, quiet rural community ⓘ |
| declineCause | exhaustion of rich silver ore ⓘ |
| developedAs | silver mining town ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
approximately 110 miles east of Fallon, Nevada
ⓘ
approximately 180 miles west of Ely, Nevada ⓘ |
| economicHistory |
silver mining
ⓘ
support services for mining camps ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 6600 feet ⓘ |
| feature | high-desert climate ⓘ |
| founded | 1862 ⓘ |
| geographicSetting | mountainous high desert ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Lander County, Nevada
ⓘ
surface form:
Lander County Commission
|
| hasHistoricBuilding |
Austin Courthouse
ⓘ
St. Augustine’s Catholic Church ⓘ historic Main Street structures ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Austin Cemetery
ⓘ
Stokes Castle ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRecreation | Toiyabe Crest Trail ⓘ |
| historicEra | Comstock-era silver rush ⓘ |
| historicPeakPeriod | 1860s ⓘ |
| historicStatus | part of a National Register of Historic Places district ⓘ |
| knownFor |
19th-century silver boom
ⓘ
historic mining district ⓘ remote high-desert setting ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Nevada ⓘ |
| locatedOn | U.S. Route 50 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Hickison Summit
ⓘ
Toiyabe Range ⓘ |
| nickname |
The Loneliest Road in America
ⓘ
surface form:
Loneliest Road in America stop
|
| originalResource | silver ore ⓘ |
| population | few hundred residents ⓘ |
| postalCode | 89310 ⓘ |
| region | Great Basin ⓘ |
| roadAccess | primarily via U.S. Route 50 ⓘ |
| state | Nevada ⓘ |
| timeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| tourismType |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ |
| transportCorridor |
U.S. Route 50
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Route 50 east–west highway
|
| transportRole | waypoint on U.S. Route 50 across Nevada ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Austin, Texas