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Ely (/ ˈ iː l i /, EE-lee) is the largest city and county seat of White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route. In 1906 copper was discovered. Ely's mining boom came later than the other towns along US 50.
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U.S. Route 50 (US 50) is a transcontinental highway in the...
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East Ely Depot, built in 1907 for the Nevada Northern...
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Ely ( / ˈiːli /, EE-lee) is the largest city and county seat of White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route. In 1906 copper was discovered. Ely's mining boom came later than the other towns along US 50.
Elevated History. Where The World Came Together And Became One. Vermont resident J. W. Long came to White Pine County in 1878 and soon set up a camp known as “Ely,” after discovering gold. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route.
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Ely is in eastern Nevada near the Utah border at the intersection of US Highways 50, 93, and 6. Downtown Ely. Get in. By car [ edit] U.S. Routes 6, 50 and 93 converge on Ely. To the north is Highway 93, which connects to Interstate 80 at Wells, I-84 at Twin Falls and I-90 at Missoula.
Ely ( / ˈiːli /, EE-lee) is the largest city and county seat of White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route. [1] [2] As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,924. [3]
Ely is a town of 4,000 on the eastern edge of Nevada's Loneliest Highway, where you can explore caves, mountains, and murals. Learn about its rail history on the Nevada Northern Railway, a National Historic Landmark and one of the last operating steam locomotives.
