National is an extinct town in
Humboldt County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Nevada
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.
History
There are at least two stories about why the place is named "National". The
W.P.A.
The Works Progress Administration (WPA; renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration) was an American New Deal agency that employed millions of jobseekers (mostly men who were not formally educated) to carry out public works projects, i ...
states that the original town site was within the borders of
Humboldt National Forest Humboldt may refer to:
People
* Alexander von Humboldt, German natural scientist, brother of Wilhelm von Humboldt
* Wilhelm von Humboldt, German linguist, philosopher, and diplomat, brother of Alexander von Humboldt
Fictional characters
* Hu ...
, hence the name. Paher and Carlson state that the name came from the
National brand automobile that was driven by J. L. Workman who discovered the mining district in 1907.
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References
Ghost towns in Humboldt County, Nevada
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