Weed Heights, Nevada

Weed Heights
—  Unincorporated community  —
Weed Heights
Location within the state of Nevada
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Nevada
County Lyon
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes 89447
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID

Weed Heights is a community in Lyon County, Nevada. It is adjacent to Yerington, Nevada.

History

The Anaconda Copper Company built Weed Heights in the 1950s to support the Anaconda Mine.[1] The town was owned by Anaconda until the company was taken over by Atlantic Richfield Company.[2] Atlantic Richfield ceased operations in 1978 and sold the property in 1982 to Don Tibbals[3], a Lyon County commissioner[4], who subsequently sold the entire property to Arimetco, with the exception of the town of Weed Heights,[2] which is now a rental community and RV park.[5]

References

  1. ^ Glass, Mary Ellen and Al (1983). Touring Nevada: a historic and scenic guide. Reno: University of Nevada Press. pp. 264. 
  2. ^ a b "Health Consultation". U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. August 22, 2006. p. 3. http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/hac/pha/yerington_anaconda_nevada/YeringtonAnacondaMineHC082206.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-23. 
  3. ^ "ARCO Pays $2.7 Million to Contain Waste at Old Copper Mine". Environment News Service. June 29, 2008. http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jun2008/2008-06-29-094.asp. 
  4. ^ "Lyon County Board of Commissioners". http://www.lyon-county.org/index.asp?NID=205. Retrieved 2009-03-23. 
  5. ^ "Weed Heights website". http://weedheights.com/. Retrieved 2009-03-23. 
Municipalities and communities of Lyon County, Nevada, USA
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