Panaca, Nevada
Encyclopedia
Panaca is a town in eastern Lincoln County
, Nevada
, on State Route 319
, about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of U.S. Route 93, near the border with Utah
. Its elevation
is 4,729 feet (1441 meters).
colony in 1864. It was originally part of Washington County, Utah
, but the Congressional redrawing of boundaries in 1866 shifted Panaca into Nevada. It is the only municipality in Nevada to be "Dry
" (forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages), and the only community in Nevada besides Boulder City
that prohibits gambling.
Coke
ovens here once produced charcoal for the smelters in nearby Bullionville (now a ghost town
), but the town's economy is predominantly agricultural.
The name "Panaca" comes from the Southern Paiute
word "Pan-nuk-ker" which means "metal, money, wealth." William Hamblin, a Mormon missionary to the Paiutes, established The Panacker Ledge (Panaca Claim) silver mine there in 1864.
Lincoln County, Nevada
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 4,165. Its county seat is Pioche.-History:...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, on State Route 319
Nevada State Route 319
State Route 319 is a state highway in Lincoln County, Nevada, USA. The route connects the town of Panaca to Modena, Utah. SR 319 has been part of the state highway system since at least 1932, and was part of the longer State Route 25 prior to the late 1970s.-Route description:State Route 319...
, about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of U.S. Route 93, near the border with Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
. Its elevation
Elevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
is 4,729 feet (1441 meters).
History
Panaca was southern Nevada's first permanent settlement, founded as a MormonMormon
The term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...
colony in 1864. It was originally part of Washington County, Utah
Washington County, Utah
As of the census of 2000, there were 90,354 people, 29,939 households, and 23,442 families residing in the county. The population density was 37 people per square mile . There were 36,478 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile...
, but the Congressional redrawing of boundaries in 1866 shifted Panaca into Nevada. It is the only municipality in Nevada to be "Dry
Dry county
A dry county is a county in the United States whose government forbids the sale of alcoholic beverages. Some prohibit off-premises sale, some prohibit on-premises sale, and some prohibit both. Hundreds of dry counties exist across the United States, almost all of them in the South...
" (forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages), and the only community in Nevada besides Boulder City
Boulder City, Nevada
Boulder City is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is approximately from the City of Las Vegas. As of the 2010 census the population of Boulder City was 15,023.Boulder City is one of only two cities in Nevada that prohibit gambling....
that prohibits gambling.
Coke
Coke (fuel)
Coke is the solid carbonaceous material derived from destructive distillation of low-ash, low-sulfur bituminous coal. Cokes from coal are grey, hard, and porous. While coke can be formed naturally, the commonly used form is man-made.- History :...
ovens here once produced charcoal for the smelters in nearby Bullionville (now a ghost town
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
), but the town's economy is predominantly agricultural.
The name "Panaca" comes from the Southern Paiute
Paiute
Paiute refers to three closely related groups of Native Americans — the Northern Paiute of California, Idaho, Nevada and Oregon; the Owens Valley Paiute of California and Nevada; and the Southern Paiute of Arizona, southeastern California and Nevada, and Utah.-Origin of name:The origin of...
word "Pan-nuk-ker" which means "metal, money, wealth." William Hamblin, a Mormon missionary to the Paiutes, established The Panacker Ledge (Panaca Claim) silver mine there in 1864.