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Oreana, Nevada
Oreana is a ghost town in Pershing County, Nevada, United States.[1] Oreana was a milling town from 1865-1885[1] and should not be confused with Oreana Station[2] located 3 miles to the northeast on what was initially the Central Pacific Railway.[1] The Montezuma Smelting Works was built at Oreana in 1857 to smelt ores from the Arabia and Trinity mining districts.[3] The Montezuma smelter was the first lead smelter in the U.S. to ship lead commercially. Other lead smelters shipped their output locally.[3] At one time, Oreana was larger than what was then known as "Lovelock's" (today known as Lovelock). However, Lovelock's became larger after Lovelock's successful bid for a Central Pacific station.[4] Oreana only got a full station in early 1913 when the narrow-gauge Nevada Short Line Railway connected from Oreana to Rochester.[4][5] The Post Office in Oreana operated from February 1867 until July 1869 and then from February 1870 until September 1873 and finally from October 1873 until March 1883.[6] The name Oreana may come from the "ore" plus the Greek "ana", which means "greatly" or "excessively". The name could also be a corruption of the Spanish "orejano", meaning "unbranded".[3] Oreana StationOreana Station was a station on the Central Pacific Railway from the 1870s[7] until 1924.[2] The station was a supply center for the mines at Rochester. Oreana Station was also known as Oreana, Nenzel and Nenzel Station.[2][3] The Post Office at Oreana Station operated with the name Oreana from August 1913 until February 1951.[8] Note that the town was also known as Dad's Lee.[8] References
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