McDermitt is an unincorporated town straddling the Nevada-Oregon border, in Humboldt County, Nevada and Malheur County, Oregon. The town, originally called Dugout, was named after Charles McDermit (sic), a commander of the Military District of Nevada in the 1860s. It was originally established to protect a stagecoach route from Virginia City, Nevada to Boise, Idaho.
As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 269, a precipitous decline from the 373 people enumerated in the census a decade earlier.
The town is on U.S. Highway 95. Its economy has historically been based on ranching and farming, and home to a mercury mine until 1990. Mining may start up in the area again, courtesy of Canadian firm Gold Canyon Resources [1]. Samples from a former mercury mine in the area suggest that it could become home to the world’s only gallium mine, which is normally produced as a by-product of aluminum and zinc mining.
The state line goes through the White Horse Inn, a now-abandoned saloon, hotel, and reportedly, brothel [2]. When it was open, you could order your food in Oregon, thus avoiding Nevada sales tax [3].
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McDermitt is an unincorporated town straddling the Nevada-Oregon border, in Humboldt County, Nevada and Malheur County, Oregon. The town, originally called Dugout, was named after Charles McDermit (sic), a commander of the Military District of Nevada in the 1860s. It was originally established to protect a stagecoach route from Virginia City, Nevada to Boise, Idaho.
As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 269, a precipitous decline from the 373 people enumerated in the census a decade earlier.
The town is on U.S. Highway 95. Its economy has historically been based on ranching and farming, and home to
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Beatty is a small unincorporated community in southwestern Klamath County, Oregon in the United States. It is located along the upper Sprague River along Oregon State Highway 140 west of Klamath Falls.
Beatty is a small unincorporated community in southwestern Klamath County, Oregon in the United States. It is located along the upper Sprague River along Oregon State Highway 140 west of Klamath Falls.
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