- Panaca, Nevada
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 withUtah . As of the 2000 census, there are 761 people in the town.History
Panaca was southern Nevada's first permanent settlement, founded as a
Mormon colony in1864 . It was originally part ofWashington 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 teh 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. [http://www.lincolncountynevada.com/panaca.html]Attractions
Panaca is near
Cathedral Gorge State Park .References
External links
* [http://www.lincolncountynevada.com/panaca.html History of Panaca] , from the [http://www.lincolncountynevada.com/ Lincoln County website] .
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