Toulon, Nevada

Toulon, Nevada
Ghost town
Abandoned buildings in Toulon
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Coordinates: 40°03′46″N 118°38′42″W
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	Pershing
Elevation	3,927 ft (1,197 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)

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. 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. 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. Limbaugh, Ronald H. (September 28, 2010). Tungsten in Peace and War, 1918–1946. ISBN 9780874178210. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
7. "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

• Toulon (nvexpeditions.com)