Valmy, Nevada
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| Valmy | |
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| Coordinates: 40°47′34″N 117°07′36″W / 40.79278°N 117.12667°WCoordinates: 40°47′34″N 117°07′36″W / 40.79278°N 117.12667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Humboldt |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
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Valmy is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States, named after the Battle of Valmy in France.[1] It is home to three major mining complexes, many workers of which live in the town's residential area and for which the town acts as a services base.
[edit] History
Established in 1910 by the Southern Pacific Railroad as a section point it became Valmy on March 24, 1915. The post office from Stone House, Nevada was moved to Valmy at that time.[1] In 1932 Eugene DiGrazia bought Valmy's gas station, store, post office and bus depot.[2]
[edit] Popular Culture
In August 1977 Eric Meola shot photographs of Bruce Springsteen in Valmy, including one in front of DiGrazia's gas station. In 2010 one of the photographs became cover art for The Promise.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Valmy: Nevada historical marker 167". Nevada State Historic Preservation Office. http://www.nvshpo.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=262&Itemid=9. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Owner of Nevada town dies". Las Vegas Review Journal. 3 December 1990.
- ^ Kirst, Sean (16 November 2010). "Eastwood native Eric Meola and Bruce Springsteen: A desert storm and 'The Promise'". The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY). http://www.syracuse.com/kirst/index.ssf/2010/11/meola_and_springsteen_a_desert.html. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
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