- Lamoille, Nevada
Lamoille is a rural hamlet in Elko County in the northeastern section of the state of
Nevada in the westernUnited States . As of the 2000 census, the town (zip code 89828) had a population of 393. It is located at 40°43.68'N and 115°28.70'W, about 17 miles east of Elko and is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area.The early history of the town and surrounding area is summarized in a nearby highway marker:
"LAMOILLE VALLEY - Because heavy use denuded the grass from the main Fort Hall route of the California Emigrant Trail along the Humboldt River, many emigrants left the river near Starr Valley. They skirted the East Humboldt Range and the Ruby Mountains along a Shoshone Indian path, rested their livestock in Lamoille Valley, and returned to the Humboldt River."
"John Walker and Thomas Waterman first settled the area in 1865. Waterman named the valley after his native Vermont. In 1868, Walker erected the Cottonwood Hotel, store and blacksmith shop in the valley, and the settlement became known as "The Crossroads." Here wagons were repaired and food and supplies could be obtained. The original buildings and the more recent 20-bedroom Lamoille hotel, creamery, flour mill and dance hall are gone."
The town is nestled off the western flanks of the
Ruby Mountains , and is the principal gateway to this range via the National Scenic Byway up Lamoille Canyon. In 1907 a small church was constructed on the east side of town, and is still in use today.References
External links
* [http://www.nevadaweb.com/cnt/cc/lamoille/main.html Lamoille history]
* [http://www.outbacknevada.us/hickson/church.html Lamoille's Little Church of the Crossroads]
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