Lincoln County, Nevada
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Lincoln County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,499, making it the fourth-least populous county in Nevada. Its county seat is Pioche. Like many coun
Lincoln County Courthouse in Pioche
Cathedral Gorge and Lincoln County near Panaca
A sign on U.S. Route 93 in Lincoln County
Area 51
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Area 51 is a highly classified United States Air Force facility within the Nevada Test and Training Range in southern Nevada, 83 miles north-northwest of Las Vegas.
Lincoln County, Nevada
…populous county in Nevada. Its county seat is Pioche. Like many counties in Nevada, it is dry and sparsely populated, though notable for containing the Area 51 government Air Force base. Lincoln County was established in 1866 after Congress enlarged Nevada by moving its state line eastward and southward at the…
Area 51 viewed from distant Tikaboo Peak
"The Ranch" with U-2 flight line ca. 1957
A 1966 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) diagram of Area 51, found in an untitled, declassified paper, showing the runway overrun for OXCART (Lockheed A-12) and the turnaround areas (CIA / CREST RDP90b00184r000100040001-4)
An A-12 (60-6924) takes off from Groom Lake during one of the first test flights, piloted by Louis Schalk, 26 April 1962.