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Unincorporated community in the state of Nevada, United States United States historic place

Nevada Historical Marker

Fort Schellbourne
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Remaining buildings
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Location	White Pine County, Nevada
Nearest city	Ely, Nevada
Coordinates	39°47′50″N 114°40′50″W / 39.79722°N 114.68056°W / 39.79722; -114.68056
Area	320 acres (130 ha)
Built	1860 (1860)
NRHP reference No.	72000768
Reference no.	51


Added to NRHP	February 23, 1972

Schellbourne, formerly known as Fort Schellbourne and Schell Creek Station is a ghost town located in the Schell Creek Range in White Pine County in Nevada, United States, located 43 miles (69 km) north of Ely. The town was a stopover along the Central Overland Route, Pony Express and original routing of the Lincoln Highway. It is today Nevada Historical Marker number 51. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Its boundaries were increased in 1977.

History

Schellbourne is named for Major A. J. Schell, who was in charge of troops responsible for protecting the Butterfield Overland Mail. The location was once a Shoshone Indian village. It became an Overland Stage and Mail stop in 1859, and a Pony Express station in 1860 as Schell Creek station. The Overland Telegraph came through in 1861. It was briefly known as Fort Schellbourne in 1862 when troops camped here to counter Indian harassment of the stages and mails.

In the 1870s, Schellbourne became a mining town, with about 500 inhabitants. The Schellbourne post office was in operation from December 1871 until October 1925.

It declined after the Central Pacific Railroad was completed in 1869, to the north. Then it revived as a mining camp in 1871 after gold discoveries nearby.

Nowadays it is well preserved ghost town on a private ranch. It is listed as Nevada Historical Marker 51.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Schellbourne
Carlson, Helen S. (1985). Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. University of Nevada Press. ISBN 978-0-87417-094-8. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Schell Creek Station (historical)
^ Cassinelli, Dennis (May 6, 2020). "Eastern Nevada Pony Express Stations, Part 2". Nevada Appeal. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
^ W. E. Wieprecht (August 25, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fort Schellbourne / Schellbourne". National Park Service. Retrieved September 7, 2016. with three photos from 1966
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Schellbourne Post Office (historical)
"Schellbourne". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
"Schellbourne". Nevada State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
"National Register of Historic Places Registration". National Park Service. with photos

v t e National Register of Historic Places in White Pine County, Nevada
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v t e Municipalities and communities of White Pine County, Nevada, United States
County seat: Ely
City	Ely	White Pine County map
CDPs	Baker Lund McGill Preston Ruth
Other communities	Cherry Creek East Ely Majors Place Schellbourne Shoshone Tippett
Indian reservations	Ely Shoshone Indian Reservation Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation‡
Ghost towns	Aurum Eightmile Hamilton Hobson Kimberly Lages Station Lane City Osceola Pleasant Valley Regan Riepetown Strawberry Treasure City Tungstonia Veteran Ward
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