Riepetown,_Nevada

Riepetown, Nevada

Riepetown, Nevada

Unincorporated community in the state of Nevada, United States

Riepetown is a ghost town in White Pine County, Nevada, United States.[1][2] Riepetown is located on former State Route 485, 3 miles southwest of its junction with U.S. Route 50; 5 miles northwest of Ely.[3]

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History

Riepetown was named for Richard A. Riepe, a first-generation German immigrant who surveyed the land in this area. Riepe was later elected to the Nevada Assembly, representing Lincoln County in 1883 and White Pine County in 1889.[4]

Riepetown was not a company town and thus played host to businesses banned in other mining communities, such as brothels and saloons. It was decimated by a massive fire in 1917, and though portions were rebuilt, the town gradually depopulated.[4]

Notes

  1. [1]
    "Riepetown | ONE". www.onlinenevada.org. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Riepetown, Nevada". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. [3]
    Riepetown, Nevada History
  4. [4]
    Information and photos of Riepetown
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