Farrell, Nevada
Unincorporated community in Nevada, United States
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Farrell is a ghost town in Pershing County, Nevada, United States.[1]
L. H. Egbert discovered ore near Farrell in 1863.[2] Gold and silver ore was discovered in the area in 1905,[3] 1907[2] and 1908.[4] Farrell was located in the Stonehouse Canyon at the northern end of the Seven Troughs mining district in the Seven Troughs Range.[3] On July 12, 1912, a flood devastated the area, killing 8 people in nearby Mazuma. The area never really recovered after the flood.[3]
Farrell's Post Office was in operation from July 1907 until September 1911.[5]
In 1922, a shipment of rich ore was made from the Wild Cat mine located in the area.[4]
A small amount mining and milling occurred at Farrell in the 1930s.[2]
