Lander County, Nevada
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Lander County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,734. Its county seat is Battle Mountain.
Lander County Courthouse in Battle Mountain
Derelict building off State Route 305 in the Reese River Valley with the Shoshone Range in the distance
Austin, Nevada
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Austin is an unincorporated census-designated place in and the former county seat of Lander County, Nevada, United States. In 2020, the place had a population of 167. It is located on the western slop
Lander County, Nevada
…County was named for General Frederick W. Lander, chief engineer of a federal wagon route and Special Indian Agent in the area. On September 2nd, 1863, Austin was voted as Lander County's new county. Lander County became known as "The Mother of Counties" due to the formation of 3 subsequent Nevadan counties…
Austin in 2004, looking east on U.S. Route 50
Austin in 1868. Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan.
Austin Odd Fellows Home and Masonic Lodge, built in 1867
Stokes Castle in 2015