Lida, Nevada | |
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) Abandoned house in Lida | |
)  Lida Location within the state of Nevada ) Lida Lida (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°27′30″N 117°29′53″W / 37.45833°N 117.49806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Esmeralda |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Nevada Historical Marker | |
| Reference no. | 157 |
Lida, Nevada is a small ghost town in Esmeralda County, Nevada, near the border with California. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1] It is located on State Route 266, north of Magruder Mountain.
The first settlement at Lida was made in 1871.[2] A post office was in operation at Lida between 1873 and 1932.[3]
Like other mining towns in Esmeralda County, its population sharply declined once its mines were exhausted. The site now rests on private property.
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Lida Summit, looking west to the Sierra Nevada
Historical plaque
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References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lida
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 32.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lida Post Office (historical)
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