Belleville, Nevada

Belleville, Nevada

Belleville, Nevada, in Mineral County, Nevada, United States, was a mining town that rose up around the milling of ore shipped in from nearby mines. Today it no longer exists.

History

Belleville was founded in 1872 around mills processing ore from the Northern Belle Mine at Candelaria. The mill was located just east of the present-day historical marker. Its first bullion bar shipment of $9,200 was made in April 1875. The town was famed for a "Wild West" atmosphere. Belleville was a place where murders, drunken brawls, and "sporting;" practical jokes were commonplace. When the Carson and Colorado Railroad reached the town its population was 500. The same year, 1882, the town was served by a doctor, assay office, express office, telegraph station, livery stable, school, two hotels, restaurants, and blacksmith shops as well as by seven saloons.

By 1892 water piped to Candelaria allowed the ore to be milled nearer the mine, and Belleville was deserted. [ [http://dcnr.nv.gov/markers/mark_154.htm Belleville] , Nevada Division of Water Planning, Nevada Historical Markers Index.]

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