Toulon, Nevada

Ghost town in Nevada, United States

40°03′46″N 118°38′42″W / 40.06278°N 118.64500°W / 40.06278; -118.64500CountryUnited StatesStateNevadaCountyPershingElevation

3,927 ft (1,197 m)Time zoneUTC-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

^ ^a ^b Carlson, Helen S. (1974). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. p. 234.
^ "Toulon, Nevada". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Rich Moreno (July 4, 2015). "The story of the nowhere I-80 exits". Lahontan Valley News. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ Lincoln, Francis Church (1923). Mining districts and mineral resources of Nevada. hdl:2027/mdp.39015011432807. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Limbaugh, Ronald H. (September 28, 2010). Tungsten in Peace and War, 1918–1946. ISBN 9780874178210. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Tailing Plant for Toulon to Save Tungsten". Reno Gazette-Journal. March 13, 1943. p. 6. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
^ "Mill at Toulon to be Repaired by Heizer". Reno Gazette-Journal. April 4, 1936. p. 7. Retrieved March 17, 2020.