Jean, Nevada

Founded in 1904 as Goodsprings Junction, a station on the San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railroad, Jean received its current name in 1905 when the post office opened. It was named for Jean Fayle, wife of George Fayle, who had built a mercantile business and kept the post office in his store. The town grew with the building of the Yellow Pine Mining Company Railroad from Goodsprings to connect with the railroad there in 1911. By the time the Yellow Pine railroad was torn up in 1930, Jean was a stop for travelers on Highway 91, today’s I-15. In 1947, Peter A. “Pop” Simon created a motel-store-gas station-casino complex called Pop’s Oasis, a favorite stop that lasted until 1988. In 1987, the Gold Strike Hotel and Gambling Hall opened and continues to serve the traveling public.

Goodsprings, Nevada · United States