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'''Panaca''' is a town in eastern [[Lincoln County, Nevada|Lincoln County]], [[Nevada]], on [[Nevada State Route 319]], about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of [[U.S. Route 93]], near the border with [[Utah]]. As of the [[Census|census]] of [[2000]], there are 761 people in the town. |
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== History == |
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Panaca was southern Nevada's first permanent settlement, founded as a [[Mormon]] 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 county|Dry]]" (forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages), as well as prohibiting gambling, |
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[[Coke (fuel)|Coke]] ovens here once produced charcoal for the smelters in nearby [[Bullionville, Nevada|Bullionville]] (now a [[ghost town]]), but the town's economy is predominantly agricultural. |
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Panaca is near [[Cathedral Gorge State Park]]. |
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Revision as of 18:43, 24 December 2006
Panaca is a town in eastern Lincoln County, Nevada, on Nevada State Route 319, about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of U.S. Route 93, near the border with Utah. As of the census of 2000, there are 761 people in the town.
History
Panaca was southern Nevada's first permanent settlement, founded as a Mormon 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), as well as prohibiting 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.
Panaca is near Cathedral Gorge State Park.
External links
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