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Gibson is a historical location located at the south end of [[Winnemucca Lake]].<ref>"[http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cdm/ref/collection/hmaps/id/1618 Wadsworth (1894, Rp. 1942)]," Map, Mary B. Ansari Map Library, University of Nevada, Reno.</ref>
Gibson is a historical location at the south end of [[Winnemucca Lake]].<ref>"[http://contentdm.library.unr.edu/cdm/ref/collection/hmaps/id/1618 Wadsworth (1894, Rp. 1942)]," Map, Mary B. Ansari Map Library, University of Nevada, Reno.</ref>


Formerly owned by Felix McCormack, Gibson was named after W. D. C Gibson, the Indian Agent at Pyramid Lake.<ref>Gae Whitney Canfield, "[https://books.google.com/books?id=Pk1Q77UXQQ0C&lpg=PA224&dq=Gibson%20winnemucca%20lake&pg=PA224#v=onepage&q=Gibson%20&f=false Sarah Winnemucca of the Northern Paiutes]."</ref>
Formerly owned by Felix McCormack, Gibson was named by W. D. C Gibson, the Indian Agent at Pyramid Lake.<ref>Gae Whitney Canfield, "[https://books.google.com/books?id=Pk1Q77UXQQ0C&lpg=PA224&dq=Gibson%20winnemucca%20lake&pg=PA224#v=onepage&q=Gibson%20&f=false Sarah Winnemucca of the Northern Paiutes]."</ref>


In 1888, W. D. C. Gibson, announced that he had taken over McCormack's and intended to open a resort and trading post.<ref>"Stories from the files Forty Years Ago Today," Reno Evening Gazette, July 21, 1928.</ref>
In 1888, W. D. C. Gibson, announced that he had taken over McCormack's and intended to open a resort and trading post.<ref>"Stories from the files Forty Years Ago Today," Reno Evening Gazette, July 21, 1928.</ref>

Revision as of 06:00, 22 February 2015

Gibson is a historical location at the south end of Winnemucca Lake.[1]

Formerly owned by Felix McCormack, Gibson was named by W. D. C Gibson, the Indian Agent at Pyramid Lake.[2]

In 1888, W. D. C. Gibson, announced that he had taken over McCormack's and intended to open a resort and trading post.[3]

References

  1. "Wadsworth (1894, Rp. 1942)," Map, Mary B. Ansari Map Library, University of Nevada, Reno.
  2. Gae Whitney Canfield, "Sarah Winnemucca of the Northern Paiutes."
  3. "Stories from the files Forty Years Ago Today," Reno Evening Gazette, July 21, 1928.