Weed Heights, Nevada
| Weed Heights | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Weed Heights Location within the state of Nevada | |
| Coordinates: 38°59′00″N 119°12′35″W / 38.98333°N 119.20972°WCoordinates: 38°59′00″N 119°12′35″W / 38.98333°N 119.20972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| County | Lyon |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 89447 |
Weed Heights is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada, USA. It is adjacent to Yerington.
History
The Anaconda Copper Company built Weed Heights in 1952, named for Clyde E Weed, vice president in charge of Anaconda operations,[1] to support the Anaconda Mine.[2] A post office was established March 16, 1953.[1] The town was owned by Anaconda until the company was taken over by Atlantic Richfield Company.[3] Atlantic Richfield ceased operations in 1978 and sold the property in 1982 to Don Tibbals,[4] a Lyon County commissioner,[5] who subsequently sold the entire property to Arimetco, with the exception of the town of Weed Heights,[3] which is now a rental community and RV park.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada place names : a geographical dictionary. Reno: University of Nevada Press. p. 242. ISBN 0-87417-094-X.
- ↑ Glass, Mary Ellen and Al (1983). Touring Nevada: a historic and scenic guide. Reno: University of Nevada Press. p. 264.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Health Consultation". U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. August 22, 2006. p. 3. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ↑ "ARCO Pays $2.7 Million to Contain Waste at Old Copper Mine". Environment News Service. June 29, 2008.
- ↑ "Lyon County Board of Commissioners". Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ↑ "Weed Heights website". Retrieved 2009-03-23.
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