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Fort Schellbourne
2014-05-21 13 16 44 Buildings remaining in Schellbourne, Nevada (cropped).JPG
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Schellbourne, Nevada is located in Nevada
Schellbourne, Nevada
Location in Nevada
Schellbourne, Nevada is located in the United States
Schellbourne, Nevada
Location in the United States
Location White Pine County, Nevada
Nearest city Ely, Nevada
Area 320 acres (130 ha)
Built 1860 (1860)
NRHP reference No. 72000768
Reference #: 51
Added to NRHP February 23, 1972

Schellbourne, formerly known as Fort Schellbourne and Schell Creek Station is a ghost town located in the Schell Creek Range in White Pine County in Nevada, United States, located 43 miles (69 km) north of Ely. The town was a stopover along the Central Overland Route, Pony Express and original routing of the Lincoln Highway. It is today Nevada Historical Marker number 51. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Its boundaries were increased in 1977.

History

Schellbourne was a Pony Express station and after a mining town, with about 400 inhabitants. Nowadays it is well preserved ghost town on a private ranch. It is listed as Nevada Historical Marker 51.

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