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Austin is a small, unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lander County, Nevada, United States. In 2010, its population was 192.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Austin CDP, Nevada )〕 It is located on the western slopes of the Toiyabe Range at an elevation of . U.S. Route 50 passes through the town. From July 12 to July 19, 2014, in Smith Creek Playa, 26 miles southeast from Austin, is going to be the 14th Landsailing World Championship.〔2014 Landsailing World Championship - http://www.nalsa.org/Worlds2014Splash.html〕 ==History== The city of Austin was mapped out in 1862 by David Buell, and named after his partner, Alvah Austin during a silver rush reputedly triggered by a Pony Express horse who kicked over a rock.〔http://www.onlinenevada.org/articles/austin-and-reese-river-mining-district〕 By summer 1863, Austin and the surrounding Reese River Mining District had a population of over 10,000, and it became the county seat of Lander County (the seat was shifted to Battle Mountain in 1979). In 1864, the town launched Reuel Colt Gridley's impromptu fundraising drive that raised over $250,000 for wounded Civil War veterans, by repeatedly auctioning a sack of flour. The Nevada Central Railroad was built to connect Austin with the transcontinental railroad at Battle Mountain in 1880. However, by that time the boom was almost over. Major silver production ended by 1887, although there was a slight revival in the 1910s. In the mid-1950s there was a great deal of interest in uranium deposits in the area, but the ore proved to be of low quality. Gold and silver mining has continued in the area sporadically and at generally low levels of production. High quality turquoise is still mined in the area in small quantities. This active turquoise mining, together with several shops that manufacture jewelry from local turquoise have made Austin a sort of Nevada Turquoise mecca. Today Austin is a "living ghost town", a well-preserved example of an early Nevada mining town. It contains four churches; the Catholic church and the Austin Methodist Church were both built in 1866. The Methodist Church is now used as a community center. The Catholic Church, St. Augustine's, has been purchased and is being restored as a cultural center for Central Nevada. The Episcopal church, dedicated to St. George and considered by some to be the prettiest frontier church still standing, was built in 1878 and is still in regular use. These three churches are listed as Nevada Historical Marker 67.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://nvshpo.org/home-topmenu-17-17/historical-markers.html )〕 The fourth church is a more recent building built by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The International Hotel, first built in Virginia City in 1859 and moved to Austin in 1863 still serves meals and drinks, but does not rent out rooms (there is a motel across the street). The International Hotel is said to be the oldest in Nevada. Austin contains numerous other historical buildings, in various states of repair. Stokes Castle, a strange three-story stone tower, is located just outside of town. It was built in 1897 by Anson Phelps Stokes, a wealthy eastern capitalist who had a financial interest in several of the local mines. It was only occupied for a month, and then fell into disrepair. In addition to Stokes Castle and the three above-named churches, a number of other structures in Austin are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. These include the Austin Cemetery, the old city hall, the Austin Masonic and Odd Fellows Hall, the Gridley Store, the former Lander County Courthouse, and Lander County High School, as well as the Austin Historic District. Toquima Cave, near the town, is also listed on the Register. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Austin, Nevada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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