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Photographer: Bill Kirchner
Taken: March 15, 2010
Caption: From "Nippeno Camp" to "Nipton Station"
Additional Description: On Kiosk about 30 feet north of Nipton Marker:

Nevada Senator William Clark was determined to connect Salt Lake City to Los Angeles by rail. In 1905 his company completed the San Pedro, Los Angles and Salt Lake Railroad, with Nippeno Camp as a whistle stop.

The railroad brought new life to the community and supplies arrived and cattle were shipped to Salt Lake and Los Angeles.

In 1910, the line was merged into the Union Pacific Railroad and the name changed from Nippeno to Nipton. The station was abandoned in the 1950s.
Submitted: March 28, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.
Database Locator Identification Number: p102671
File Size: 2.929 Megabytes

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