Pershing County

Pershing County was a key point on Nevada's earliest road, the Humboldt Trail, which brought 165,000 immigrants west in the 1840's and 50's. Travelers called this rich valley the Big Meadows and stopped for water and grass before continuing south to cross the 40-Mile Desert, the most difficult lap on the trail to California. Mining began here in the 1850's and remains an important industry. George Lovelock, a merchant, rancher, and prospector, gave his name to the county seat. The arrival of the railroad in 1869 brought new growth to the area, and Pershing County, established in 1919, had previously been part of Humboldt County.

Lovelock, Nevada · United States