Primeaux, Nevada
Unincorporated community
Primeaux, Nevada is located in Nevada
Primeaux, Nevada
Primeaux, Nevada
Primeaux, Nevada is located in the United States
Primeaux, Nevada
Primeaux, Nevada
Coordinates: 40°38′56″N 116°18′06″W / 40.64889°N 116.30167°W / 40.64889; -116.30167[1]
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyEureka
Elevation
[1]
5,718 ft (1,743 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code775
GNIS feature ID856111[1]

Primeaux is an unincorporated community in Eureka County, Nevada, United States.[1]

In 1926, the year after U.S. Route 40 was built, Roy Primeaux moved his cabins from Tuscarora, Nevada to a location just west of Emigrant Pass. Travelers would often need to stop at Primeaux for radiator water after climbing the pass. In addition to spring water, Primeaux Station offered gas, tires and cabins.[2]

In the 1930s, Primeaux was a bus and tourist stop.[3]

During World War II, Chinese relics from Tuscarora were exhibited at Primeaux.[4]

In 1961, the station at Primeaux was auctioned off so that Interstate 80 could be built. The auction included the station (constructed of railroad ties), a two story frame house, gas pumps and other items.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d "Primeaux, Nevada". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Northern Nevada's Main Street". Elko Daily Free Press. July 27, 1999. p. 19. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  3. ^ The WPA Guide to 1930s Nevada. University of Nevada Press. 1991. ISBN 9780874171709.
  4. ^ a b "Highway Board to Auction Off Old Station". Reno Evening Gazette. June 8, 1961. p. 21. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
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