Belleville, Nevada
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Belleville, Nevada was a mining town that rose up around the milling of ore shipped in from nearby mines. Today it no longer exists.
[edit] History
Belleville was founded in 1872 around milling operations dedicated to the Northern Belle Mine at Candelaria. The mill was located just east of a present-day historical marker. Its first bullion bar shipment of $9,200 was made in April 1875. The town was famed for a "Wild West" atmosphere. Belleville was a place where murders, drunken brawls, "sporting," and practical jokes were commonplace. When the Carson and Colorado Railroad reached the town its population was 500. The same year, 1882, the town was served by a doctor, assay office, express office, telegraph station, livery stable, school, two hotels, restaurants, and blacksmith shops as well as by seven saloons. By 1892 the town was deserted due to water being piped to Candelaria.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Belleville, Nevada Division of Water Planning, Nevada Historical Markers Index.
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