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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Mountains Wikipedia]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Mountains Wikipedia]
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:858036 GNIS]
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:858036 GNIS]
** Variant: Antelope Range.  Citation: [http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/nl4cu0 U.S. Department of the Interior, General Land Office 'State of Nevada,' Boston: Forbes Company, 1894, scale 1 inch=12 miles. Compiled from the official records of the GLO and other sources, under the supervision of Harry King, C. E., Chief Draftsman, GLO.]
** Variant: [[Antelope Range]].  Citation: [http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/s/nl4cu0 U.S. Department of the Interior, General Land Office 'State of Nevada,' Boston: Forbes Company, 1894, scale 1 inch=12 miles. Compiled from the official records of the GLO and other sources, under the supervision of Harry King, C. E., Chief Draftsman, GLO.]
*** "[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~215434~5505341:Nevada-And-The-Southeastern-Of-Cali Nevada And The Southeastern Portion Of California]," Third Edition, The Clason Map Company, Denver, Colorado, 1907. Shows Antelope Range.
*** "[http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~215434~5505341:Nevada-And-The-Southeastern-Of-Cali Nevada And The Southeastern Portion Of California]," Third Edition, The Clason Map Company, Denver, Colorado, 1907. Shows Antelope Range.
** Variant: Jackson Creek Mountains.  Citation: Carlson, Helen S., 'Nevada Place Names, A Geographical Dictionary,' Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press, 1974, 282 pp. Reference work giving historical background on place names in Nevada. p144
** Variant: Jackson Creek Mountains.  Citation: Carlson, Helen S., 'Nevada Place Names, A Geographical Dictionary,' Reno, Nevada: University of Nevada Press, 1974, 282 pp. Reference work giving historical background on place names in Nevada. p144

Revision as of 04:09, 16 September 2015

The Jackson Range is a mountain range on the east side of the north arm of the Black Rock Desert.

GNIS has the DeLong Ranch at the north end of the Jackson Range (41.4074000 -118.3887685). GNIS states that the citation is "Bragg, Allen C. 'Humboldt County 1905' Winnemucca, Nevada: Humboldt Printers, 1976, 150 pp. A series of articles on the people and places of Humboldt County. p37"

The GNIS entry for Jackson Creek Ranch has the ranch at 41.3187892 -118.5612738. GNIS cites as an alternate name "Lay Ranch", the citation is: "Bragg, Allen C. 'Humboldt County 1905' Winnemucca, Nevada: Humboldt Printers, 1976, 150 pp. A series of articles on the people and places of Humboldt County. p39"

Bill and Dale DeLong owned the DeLong Ranch, which is probably the present day Jackson Creek Ranch. Bill DeLong purchased the Jackson Creek Ranch in the 1940's and the Trout Creek Ranch in 1956. In 1970, the main house was dated as being from 1915, the milkhouse was the original house.[1] See the Black Rock Desert Gunnery Range for information and references about plane crashes near their ranch.

Dale DeLong's wrote an article about her mother-in-law, Mabel DeLong[2]

See Also

References

  1. Nevada: The Silver State," Vol. 2, p. 1023, Western States Historical Publishers, 1970.
  2. Dale DeLong, "Loved by All," A. A. U. W. Life of a Pioneer Woman, 1956.

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