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Fallon is a city in Churchill County, within western Nevada in the United States. The population was 8,606 at time of the 2010 census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Fallon city, Nevada )〕 Fallon is the county seat of Churchill County〔(【引用サイトリンク】 accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 and is located in the Lahontan Valley. Fallon and Churchill County are mostly agricultural areas. Although the area is arid, approximately of its pastureland are irrigated with water from the Truckee–Carson Irrigation District. The principal crop grown is alfalfa for livestock feed. The "Heart O' Gold" cantaloupes of Churchill County were once distributed across the United States, but are now grown mostly for consumption in Nevada. The largest single employer in Fallon and Churchill County is Naval Air Station Fallon, a training airfield that has been the home of the U.S. Navy's Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center including the TOPGUN training program since 1996, when it was moved here from Naval Air Station Miramar with that Air Station transferred to the U.S. Marine Corps. U.S. Highway 50 (east–west) and US 95 (north–south) intersect in Fallon. It is one of the towns on the so-called "Loneliest Highway in America", the stretch of US 50 across most of Nevada that is known for its remoteness. Eastbound travelers from Fallon must drive to find the next town, Austin. ==Name== The town and post office (established July 24, 1896) in a little shack of Michael Fallon. 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「Fallon, Nevada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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