Tenabo is a ghost town in Lander County, Nevada United States.

Tenabo, Nevada
Ghost Town
Eastern side of Shoshone Range
Tenabo, Nevada
Coordinates: 40°18′52″N 116°40′36″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Nevada
County	Lander
Elevation	5,354[1] ft (1,577[1] m)
GNIS feature ID	844209

History

In 1905, Charles Montgomery discovered gold near Lander, Nevada on the eastern slope of the Shoshone Range. This new find became the site of Tenabo.[2] In 1907, there was a rush of prospectors to the site.[2] The Tenabo mining camp was established soon after, east of the mines. Within a few months, Tenabo had a population of 1000,[2] a hotel, restaurant, school, saloons and brothels. The scarcity of water was always a challenge for the mining community, and needed to be hauled from springs miles away.[3]

From 1907—1910, multiple productive mines kept a mill running, but after 1911, mining operations started to decline. The post office opened in December 1906 and closed July in 1912.[4] In 1916, a miner named A.E. Raleigh discovered placer gold in Mill Gulch nearby.[2] Placer mining continued in the area for the next twenty years.[3]

Etymology

Tenabo may have been named by New Mexicans after an ancient pueblo, or Tenabo may be a Paiute word, meaning of "dark colored water".[5]

See also

• List of ghost towns in Nevada

References