| Mina | |
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| — Unincorporated community — | |
| Mina, Nevada in 2011 | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Mineral |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 89422 |
| Area code(s) | 775 |
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Mina is a small community in Mineral County in west-central Nevada on U.S. Route 95 (38° 23' 25" N 118° 06' 30" W) at an elevation of 4,560 feet (1,390 m). The 2010 population was 155.[1]
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Mina was founded as a railroad town in 1905 and was named for Ferminia Sarras, a large landowner and famed prospector known as the 'Copper Queen.'[2] The Nevada & California Railway, a division of Southern Pacific Railroad, had a station in the town. The railroad is long gone, but at one time a local shuttle called the "Slim Princess" allowed native Americans to ride for free on top of the railcars, and passengers and crew would shoot wild game such as jack rabbits, ducks and sage hens from the open windows. The train moved slow enough that hunters had time to retrieve their game and hop back on board.
Gee Jon and Hughie Sing were convicted of the August 27, 1921, Mina, Nevada murder of Tom Quong Kee and, as a result, Gee Jon, a 29-year-old member of the Hop Sing Tong, became the first person in the world executed by lethal gas. The execution was at the Nevada State Prison on February 8, 1924.[3]
Sodaville was an earlier town and station on the Carson and Colorado Railway, about 4 miles south of Mina. The Sodaville post office was active from October 9, 1882, until March 31, 1917, when its operations were moved to Mina. [4]
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