Ruby City is a ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States.[1] It was a planned city of 75 families, established seven miles south of Arthur, Nevada in 1912.
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History
Ruby City was created by land promoters from Utah who had purchased 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) and built 75 homes.[2] In 1915, there was a hotel, two schools, a water canal and a chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). However, because of water issues and bad soil, the community was abandoned by 1918 and became a ghost town.[3]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ruby City (historical)
- ^ Hall, Shawn (March 1, 1998). Old Heart of Nevada: Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Elko County. Reno: University of Nevada Press. p. 213. ISBN 0874172950.
- ^ "Ruby City". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
This page was last edited on 29 July 2023, at 00:48