United States White Pine County

Ely

White Pine County · United States
Ely, United States
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Founded as a stagecoach station on the Pony Express and Central Overland Route, Ely is a little county seat in the mountains of White Pine County, Nevada, that later boomed on copper mining after an 1906 discovery. The heritage railway preserved by the Nevada Northern Railway — known as the Ghost Train of Old Ely — is the town's most distinctive draw. Ely is also the birthplace of former First Lady Pat Nixon.

  • Population4,134
  • Nearest water1.5 km
  • Nearest mountain0.4 km