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Starr Valley Cemetery Elko County, Nevada
The Starr Valley Cemetery was established in 1878 on land donated by Julia Ann Armstrong, 1810 - 1897. The chapel at the cemetery was the first school in Starr Valley. It was built in 1876. As many as 28 students were taught in this one room school house in a year. Some of the children who attended this school are now buried in the cemetery behind the chapel. Mrs. Winchell's 1986, book on Deeth and Starr Valley provides a well told history on the valley and surrounding area. Mrs. Winchell passed away on October 31, 2001.
Starr Valley: (Between Halleck and Wells) Lieutenant Augustus Washington Starr came with Captain S.P. Smith to established Fort Halleck in 1867. After leaving the army Starr bought land in the valley and is credited with being the place's first settler. By 1870 he had left the area.
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For more information visit the: Northeastern Nevada Museum
References: Winchell, Bessie, 1986, Now and Then, Bonanza Publishing, Prineville, OR 97754
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