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Encyclopedia > Alamo, Nevada

Alamo is a town in Lincoln County, Nevada. Alamo was founded in 1900, and is the largest town in the Pahranagat Valley. The primary industry of the town is ranching. The closest attraction is the Pahranagat Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Lincoln County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Äž: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ... A ranch in Ash Springs The Pahranagat Valley is located in Lincoln County, Nevada and is home to the Pahranagat Valley National Wildlife Refuge. ... The Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge is a protected wildlife refuge, located at the southern end of the Pahranagat Valley and administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. ...


According to a state estimate in 2006, 432 people [verification needed] live in Alamo. The median age is 36.3 years. The median household income is $43,825. 74.1% of households in Alamo have children. 15.8% of Alamo residents have received a college education.


Within the township is the site of the Devonian Alamo bolide impact. For the Celtic language, see Southwestern Brythonic language; for the residents of the English county, see Devon. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

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Tourism

Alamo attracts tourists and truckers traveling from Las Vegas to northern Nevada and Idaho. Attractions include the nearby warm springs, wildlife refuge, Extraterrestrial Highway and Area 51. Gas stations in Alamo cater to these tourists by offering Alien memorabilia. There are two truck stops, the Alamo Cheveron and the Alamo truck stop that offer large diesel filling areas to attract passing truckers.


There are two motels in Alamo, the Meadow Lane Motel and Windmill Ridge Lodge.


There are a few restaurants in the town, including one at the Alamo Truck Stop and another at Windmill Ridge Lodge.


Transportation

  • Alamo Landing Field

Alamo Landing Field (FAA LID: L92) is a public airport located two miles (3 km) west of the central business district (CBD) of Alamo, a town in Lincoln County, Nevada, USA and is the closest public-use airport to Groom Lake. ...

Education

Public education is provided by the Lincoln County School District, with offices in Panaca Nevada. There are three schools in the valley:

School Grades
Pahranagat Valley Elementary School K–5
Pahranagat Valley Middle School 6-8
Pahranagat Valley High School 9-12

All three schools have the Panther as their mascot


Religion

There are three different religious denominations with churches in Alamo, they are:

  • Christian Bible Fellowship Church
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Trinity Assembly of God

Services

Alamo has a police force, a volunteer fire department, phone and internet services, a medical clinic and a public library. Pahranagat Valley Federal Credit Union and Nevada Bank and Trust offer financial services to residents.


External links

  • History of Lincoln County

Coordinates: 37°21′54″N, 115°09′52″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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The town of Alamo in Lincoln County, Nevada (478 words)
The name of the town was derived from the Spanish word for "poplar" and denotes the presence of poplar or cottonwood trees in the area.
LINCOLN COUNTY NEVADA is in Eastern Nevada and is located in Pioneer Territory.
Experience traveling through this Nevada destination and enjoy the many towns, parks, lakes, outdoor recreation, highways, routes, ghost towns, scenic biways, nature and rich Nevada history.
Geotimes - January 2004 - The Many Faces of the Alamo Impact Breccia (2650 words)
The Alamo Breccia is the thickest resistant interval within the lower part of the Guilmette Formation, exposed on the steep western flank of the range.
The Alamo impact fractured and excavated the Devonian fossil-rich limestone shelf that formed a broad platform along the western edge of the continent.
Then Chamberlain finished mapping in southern Nevada and proposed that the distribution of the breccia was compressed and skewed by post-Devonian west-to-east thrust faults across the study area.
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