Battle Mountain, NV, United States
Battle Mountain. Battle Mountain’s name derives from the mountain range to the southwest where in the 1850s some California emigrants were allegedly ambushed by a band of Native Americans.As a town, Battle Mountain sprung into existence in January 1870. In October 1868, the railroad established the
Reese River siding here, and made Argenta, five miles eastward, its principle station and point of departure for the busy mining camps to the south. However, early in 1870, the station at Argenta was
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