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Churchill County Nevada in Maps

Churchill County 1874 (82k) Detail from a map of California and Nevada, Library of Congress, American Memory Map Collection. CALL NUMBER G4360 1874 .A8 RR 188 “[New commercial and topographical rail road map & guide of California and Nevada]” Asher & Adams, Created/Published: New York, 1874.    Churchill County 1876 (132k) Detail from a map of California and Nevada, Library of Congress, American Memory Map Collection. CALL NUMBER G4361.P3 1876 .G15 RR 568 “Map of California to accompany printed agreement of S. O. Houghton as to the rights of the Southern Pacific R.R. Co. of Cal. to government lands under Acts of Congress passed July 27, 1866 and March 3, 1871 made before the committee of the judiciary of the Senate and Ho. of Reps. in May 1876.” G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co., Created/ Published: [n.p., 1876]    Churchill County 1893 (246k) Detail from a Nevada state map, Library of Congress, American Memory Map Collection. CALL NUMBER G4350 1893 .R3 RR 253 “Indexed county and township pocket map and shippers guide of Nevada, accompanied by a new and original compilation and ready reference index, showing in detail the entire railroad network.” Rand McNally and Company, Created/ Published: Chicago, 1893.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then & Now: The Churchill County Courthouse and Jail, Fallon, Nevada
These two buildings have watched Fallon grow from its earliest years into the town we know today. The Churchill County Courthouse, completed in 1903, was designed by Reno architect Ben Leon. Its Ionic columns and Classical Revival style made it one of the most notable public buildings in the county when it opened. The courthouse served local residents for seven decades and now holds a place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Across from it stands the old Churchill County Jail, finished in 1906. Its thick stone and concrete walls show the practical, no-nonsense approach to law enforcement in the area’s early days. Before this structure was ready, people awaiting trial were kept wherever officials could place them, including Buckland Station, which once acted as the county’s seat of justice.
Swipe to compare the past with the present and see how both buildings still anchor this corner of Fallon’s history.
Historic photo: University of Nevada, Reno, Special Collections
Present-day: Google Street View

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