Editing Battle Mountain, Nevada (section)

==National recognition==
In December 2001, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' published an article by [[Gene Weingarten]] titled "Why Not The Worst?" that popularly titled Battle Mountain as the "Armpit of America".<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/28/AR2006112800704_pf.html Why Not The Worst?]. Washingtonpost.com (2006-11-28). Retrieved on 2013-07-21.</ref> The town used the unofficial title as a publicity opportunity, and hosted an annual "Armpit Festival" from 2002–2005, which was sponsored by [[Old Spice]] and awarded deodorant-themed prizes to participants.<ref>[http://elkodaily.com/news/local/armpit-festival-old-spice-sponsored-event-draws-big-crowd/article_ea8bf13f-5da8-5b04-b490-e3cd426ed8fd.html Armpit Festival: Old Spice sponsored-event draws big crowd]. Elkodaily.com (2003-08-17). Retrieved on 2013-07-21.</ref>

On January 2, 2009, ''The New York Times'' released an article titled "A Nevada Town Escapes the Slump, Thanks to Gold".<ref>{{cite web |title=A Nevada Town Escapes the Slump, Thanks to Gold (Published 2009) |website=[[The New York Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126014234/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/02/us/02nevada.html |archive-date=2022-11-26 |url-status=live |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/02/us/02nevada.html}}</ref> The article regards the national economic depression and discusses Battle Mountain's economy.