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Fort Ruby, Ruby Valley

White Pine County, Nevada

1862 - 1869

Fort Ruby is on the main drag through Ruby Valley, four miles south of the Elko - White Pine County line and eight miles south of the Gallagher Fish Hatchery.  I really didn't do enough homework before visiting this area.  For one thing, I missed the graves just north of the fort. Also couldn't locate the original sites of the fort's buildings.  I will try to return to this area before the snow flies this year.  So watch this page for an up-date.

  The following link is one of the best I've seen dealing with a single location in northeastern Nevada.

 I enjoyed this!!

USGS Topographic Map of Fort Ruby

USGS Topographic Map of Fort Ruby Area

USGS Aerial Photograph of Fort Ruby

Click on photos to see original high clarity digital photographs

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Abandoned ranch (younger) at site of Fort Ruby.

Fort Ruby, Ruby Valley, Nevada The photo below shows "what is believed to be the original cabin that "Uncle" Billy Rogers is thought to have erected on the Fort Ruby site just a few yards to the south of the Fort Ruby Spring. Some say it was built in 1859, while others say it was built when the Fort was established in 1862. Whatever the correct date or whoever built it, the fact remains that it is one of the oldest, if not the oldest structure left in Ruby Valley."

Fort Ruby Spring and Spring House

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

USGS Bench Mark - shown of topographic map

Looking east across Ruby Valley.  The distant mountain range is the Maverick Springs Range.  Station Butte is in at far left of the photo.  At it's base is the Ruby Pony Express Station.  The abandoned ranch in the center of the photo is the subject of a future page.

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Links      (Click To Enlarge) 1895 NEVADA STATE POPULATION 45,761 The following is a selected list of some of northeast Nevada towns in 1895.   City or Town Name Population County Area of State Has Post Office? Has Railroad? Has Express Office? AUSTIN 1215 Lander Central Yes Yes Yes Battle Mountain 360 Lander Central Yes Yes Yes Bullion 72 Elko Northeast Yes No No Deeth 82 Elko Northeast Yes Yes Yes ELKO 766 Elko Northeast Yes Yes Yes Ely 203 White Pine East Yes No Yes EUREKA 1609 Eureka Central Yes Yes Yes Fort Halleck 21 Elko Northeast Yes No No Halleck 43 Elko Northeast Yes Yes Yes HAMILTON 284 White Pine East Yes No No Huntington 34 Elko Northeast Yes No N Lamollie 23 Elko Northeast Yes No No Lee 26 Elko Northeast Yes No No Palisade 67 Eureka Central Yes Yes Yes RENO 4123 Washoe West Yes Yes Yes Ruby Valley 52 Elko Northeast Yes No No   UNITED STATES TREATY WITH THE WESTERN SHOSHONI, 1863 Ruby Valley Treaty Western Shoshone Indians Of Nevada - October 1, 1863 Historical Commemoration NVGHOSTTOWNS.COM  RUBY VALLEY Rock House Ruby Valley P O Ranching Culture, Nevada ~ Multiformat ~ 1945-1982 Larry Kibby's Home Page NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN TREATY LIBRARY Towns from Nevada's Past A Fire in Ruby Valley Ruby Mountains Ely, Nevada - White Pine Historical and Archaeological Society

Additional Information:  Northeastern Nevada Museum

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