Hazen, Nevada
Hazen is an unincorporated community in Churchill County, Nevada, United States, about 12 miles southeast of Fernley and 16 miles northwest of Fallon, on U.S. Route 50.[1]
Hazen was founded in 1903 as a station on the Southern Pacific Railroad.[2] Some sources say the town was first settled in 1869, but it doesn't appear on maps until 1903.[2][3] The community was named for William Babcock Hazen, an aide to William Tecumseh Sherman.[3] At one time Hazen had a post office, which was established in 1904.[2][4] Hazen's early economy was driven by railroad workers and canal and dam builders, who patronized the town's saloons and brothels.[2]
The Hazen Store is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[2] It "almost defies architectural description" according to the NRHP nomination form.[2]
Vulcan Power Company started a permitting process to drill exploratory geothermal energy wells on land leases near Hazen. The project involves a bypass road across Bureau of Reclamation property.[5][6]
The Hawthorne Army Depot is connected to the Union Pacific rail network by a 120-mile (190 km) single rail line beginning in Hazen.[7]
References
- ^ "Hazen". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:840934. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "The Hazen Store National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/01001547.pdf. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ a b Carlson, Helen S. (1974). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press. p. 132. ISBN 0-87417-094-X. http://books.google.com/books?id=BixwbIM7ZvAC&pg=PA132&lpg=PA132&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ^ "Hazen Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. February 1, 1991. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:864634. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ "Bureau of Reclamation Mid-Pacific Region : NEPA: Patua Bypass Road EA". 29 January 2009. http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=3495. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ "ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT RELEASED ON CONSTRUCTION OF A BYPASS ROAD NEAR HAZEN, NEV.". US Fed News. 12 December 2008.
- ^ "REID HAILS PASSAGE OF APPROPRIATIONS BILL". States News Service. 19 December 2007.
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