Editing Churchill County, Nevada (section)

==History==
Churchill County was established in 1861, and was named for [[Fort Churchill (Nevada)|Fort Churchill]] (which is now in [[Lyon County, Nevada|Lyon County]]), which was named for General [[Sylvester Churchill]], a [[Mexican–American War]] hero who was Inspector General of the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] in 1861. Churchill County was not organized until 1864, and its first county seat was [[Bucklands, Nevada|Bucklands]] (which is now in Lyon County). In 1864 the county seat was moved to La Plata;<ref name=CCNV/> in 1868 it was moved to [[Stillwater, Nevada|Stillwater]]; and in 1904 it was settled in its present position, [[Fallon, Nevada|Fallon]]. In the 19th century there were several attempts to eliminate Churchill County because of its small population, but Assemblyman Lemuel Allen stopped it on all occasions including convincing the Governor to veto an 1875 bill after it had been passed by both houses.

===Railroads===
The [[Eagle Salt Works Railroad]] ran for {{convert|13.5|mi|km}}, primarily on the original Central Pacific grade from Luva ({{convert|2|mi|km}} east of Fernley) to Eagle Salt Works.

The [[Central Pacific Railroad|Central Pacific]] portion of the nation's first transcontinental railroad ran through Churchill County, although a portion of the original route has been shifted for a new route south of Wadsworth in favor of Fernley. The Central Pacific later became the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]] which was merged into [[Union Pacific]] in 1996.