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Elko (Shoshoni: Natakkoa, 'Rocks Piled on One Another')〔Beverly Crum & Jon P. Dayley, ''Shoshoni Texts'' (1997, Boise State University), pg. 167〕 is the largest city and county seat of Elko County, Nevada, United States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Profile for Elko, Nevada, NV )〕 The population was 18,297 at the 2010 census. The city straddles the Humboldt River. Elko is the principal city of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area, a micropolitan area that covers Elko and Eureka counties〔(MICROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS AND COMPONENTS ), Office of Management and Budget, 2007-05-11. Accessed 2008-07-27. 〕 and had a combined population of 18,297 at the 2010 census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=United States Census Bureau )〕 It is the largest city for over in all directions, making it, as its city motto states, "The Heart of Northeast Nevada". It is home to Great Basin College, as well as to the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office serving most of northern and central Nevada. ==History== Though Elko lies along the route of the historic California Trail, it was first inhabited only in 1868, when it was at the east end of the railroad tracks built by Central Pacific Railroad (the portion of the First Transcontinental Railroad built from California to Utah). When the railroad crews moved on, Elko remained, serving as a center for ranching, mining, rail freight and general supplies. Elko is said to have been named by Charles Crocker, a superintendent of the Central Pacific Railroad. He was especially fond of animal names and added the letter "o" to Elk. There is no definitive evidence of this naming history, but it has become the widely accepted version.〔〔 The first Elko County Courthouse was built in 1869. Elko was officially incorporated as a city in 1917. In 1925, the Kelly Act (also known as the Airmail Act of 1925) authorized the U.S. Post Office to contract with private airlines for the feeder routes that fed the main transcontinental route. The first commercial airmail flight in the United States was on the 487 mile Airmail Route #5 from Pasco, Washington to what would become Elko Regional Airport on April 6, 1926. The flight was piloted by Leon D. Cuddeback and included a brief stop in Boise, Idaho to pick up more mail. The 1910 replacement for the original courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The U.S. Post Office-Elko Main, built in 1933, is also listed. 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「Elko, Nevada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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