National Register Listing
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
East Ely Depot
a.k.a. Nevada Northern Railway Company East Ely Depot Building; East Ely Yards
11th St., East Ely, NV Local significance of the building: Industry; Commerce; Transportation; Architecture
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
About National Register Listings
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
Nevada was once the world's largest producer of silver: In the late 1800s, Nevada was one of the world's largest producers of silver. The discovery of the Comstock Lode in 1859, a massive deposit of silver ore, led to a mining boom that transformed the state.