Shafter, Nevada

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}}Shafter is a ghost town in Elko County, Nevada, United States.

History

Shafter was founded in 1906 as a siding for the Nevada Northern Railway. Before being called Shafter, it was known as Bews. It was renamed Shafter in 1907, when the Western Pacific Railroad's Feather River Route arrived. The community was named after William Rufus Shafter, a prominent U.S. officer during the Spanish–American War.{{cite book | url=http://dwgateway.library.unr.edu/keck/histtopoNV/Origin_of_Place_Names_Files/1941NevadaOriginofNames-pt1.pdf | title=Origin of Place Names: Nevada | publisher=W.P.A. | author=Federal Writers' Project | year=1941 | pages=28}} Around 40 inhabitants lived there. The town had a school, which closed in 1932, and a post office, which shut in 1959, signalling the death of the town. Today, only foundations of buildings remain.{{cite web|url=http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/nv/shafter.htm|title=Shafter|publisher=ghosttowns.com|date=|accessdate=2013-03-06}} Although the town is abandoned, this particular section of the railroad is still called the Shafter Subdivision.

Notes

Category:Ghost towns in Elko County, Nevada

Category:Elko, Nevada micropolitan area

Category:Ghost towns in Nevada