Editing Ely, Nevada

{{short description|City in Nevada, United States}}
{{Other uses|Ely (disambiguation)}}
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| leader_name        = Nathan Robertson<ref>{{cite news |last=Roberts-McMurray |first=Kay Lynn |title=Robertson wins mayor seat in Ely city elections |url=https://elynews.com/2019/06/07/robertson-wins-mayor-seat-in-ely-city-elections/ |access-date=October 3, 2019 |work=The Ely Times |date=June 7, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Micheals |first=Shadrach |title=Mayor talks to future voters |url=https://elynews.com/2019/09/27/mayor-talks-to-future-voters/ |access-date=October 3, 2019 |work=The Ely Times |date=September 27, 2019}}</ref>
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'''Ely''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|iː|l|i}}, {{respell|EE|lee}}) is the largest city and [[county seat]] of [[White Pine County, Nevada]], United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and [[Central Overland Route]]. In 1906 copper was discovered. Ely's mining boom came later than the other towns along [[U.S. Route 50 in Nevada|US&nbsp;50]]. The railroads connecting the [[First Transcontinental Railroad|transcontinental railroad]] to the mines in [[Austin, Nevada]] and [[Eureka, Nevada]] have long been removed, but the railroad to Ely is preserved as a [[heritage railway]] by the [[Nevada Northern Railway]] and known as the ''Ghost Train of Old Ely''.<ref name=ely>{{cite web|url=http://ely.travelnevada.com/|title=Ely, Nevada|publisher=Nevada Commission on Tourism|access-date=2009-02-16|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218203356/http://ely.travelnevada.com/|archive-date=2008-12-18}}</ref><ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 3,924.

==History==
[[File:Ely1906.jpg|thumb|left|Ely, 1906]]
{{see also|Giroux Mining Accidents}}

In 1878, Vermont resident J. W. Long came to White Pine County and soon set up a camp known as "Ely", after discovering [[gold]].<ref name=WPNews>{{cite news|last=Hudgins|first=Houlder|title=Pen Sketch of Ely's History Glorifies the Pioneer Band|url=http://206.194.194.211:2011/cdm/compoundobject/collection/wpc/id/4239/rec/861|access-date=August 31, 2017|work=The White Pine News|date=December 25, 1906|archive-date=August 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831230542/http://206.194.194.211:2011/cdm/compoundobject/collection/wpc/id/4239/rec/861|url-status=dead}}</ref> The name "Ely" has been credited to several possible origins: Long's hometown of [[Fairlee, Vermont|Ely]], Vermont;<ref name=ElyName/> a New York Congressman with the surname Ely, who sent Long as a representative according to local historians;<ref name=WPNews/> Smith Ely, a Vermont native who financed one of the city's early mineral operations;<ref name=ElyName/><ref name="Ghost Towns Nevada">{{cite web|url=http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/nv/ely.html|title=Ely-Nevada Ghost Town|website=www.ghosttowns.com|access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref> and John Ely, an Illinois native who came to Nevada for mining.<ref name=ElyName>{{cite web|last=Shaputis|first=June|title=How Ely, Nevada Got Its Name, ... Maybe|url=http://theusgenweb.org/nv/whitepine/Towns/ely_name.htm|publisher=White Pine Historical and Archaeological Society|access-date=August 31, 2017|date=1996}}</ref>

Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and [[Central Overland Route]]. Ely's mining boom came later than the other towns along [[U.S. Route 50 in Nevada|US&nbsp;50]], with the discovery of [[copper]] in 1906. This made Ely a mining town, suffering through the boom-and-bust cycles so common in the West. Originally, Ely was home to a number of copper mining companies, [[Kennecott Utah Copper]] being the most famous. With a crash in the copper market in the mid-1970s, Kennecott shut down and copper mining disappeared (temporarily).
[[File:Nevada Northern Railway Engine 93.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ely's Nevada Northern Railway, Engine 93]]

With the advent of cyanide [[heap leaching]]—a method of extracting gold from what was previously considered very low-grade ore—the next boom was on. Many companies processed the massive piles of "overburden" that had been removed from copper mines, or expanded the existing open-pit mines to extract the gold ore. Gold mines as widespread as the [[Robinson Mine|Robinson]] project near [[Ruth, Nevada|Ruth]], and AmSelco's Alligator Ridge mine {{convert|65|mi|km}} from Ely, kept the town alive during the 1980s and 1990s, until the recent revival of copper mining.

As Kennecott's smelter was demolished, copper concentrate from the mine is now shipped by rail to [[Seattle]], where it is transported to [[Japan]] for smelting. The dramatic increase in demand for copper in 2005 has once again made Ely a copper boom town.

The now-defunct [[BHP Nevada Railroad]] ran from the mining district south of Ruth through Ely to the junction with the Union Pacific at Shafter from 1996 to 1999.

==Geography and climate==
Ely is {{convert|77|mi|km}} east of [[Eureka, Nevada]], {{convert|153|mi|km}} west of [[Delta, Utah]], {{convert|105|mi|km}} north of [[Pioche, Nevada]], {{convert|139|mi|km}} south of [[Wells, Nevada]], and {{convert|120|mi|km}} south of [[West Wendover, Nevada]].<ref name="Google Maps">{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/search/grand+canyon+viewing+conditions+october/data=!4m2!2m1!4b1?sa=N&hl=en&dg=dbrw&newdg=1|title=Google Maps|website=Google Maps|access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|7.1|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

Ely experiences a [[semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSk''), and extreme [[diurnal temperature variation|day-night temperature differences]] year-round. Ely's nighttime temperatures account for it being listed as one of the coldest places in the [[contiguous United States]], with an average of 214.9 nights per year with a minimum temperature of {{convert|32|°F|0}} or less, 15.7 nights reaching {{convert|0|F|C|1}} or less, and 21.7 days when the high does not top freezing. On average, the first and last dates of freezing temperatures are September 8 and June 18, respectively, allowing a growing season of only 79 days. Frosts have occurred in every month, even July. The diurnal temperature range of Ely is so great due to its elevation, dry air, clear skies, and location in a valley, allowing for intense radiative cooling at sunset, even after hot summer days. The monthly mean temperature ranges from {{convert|26.7|°F|1}} in January to {{convert|69.3|°F|1}} in July. High temperatures of {{convert|90|°F|0}} or higher occur on an average of 29.2 days annually, but, due to the elevation and aridity, the low very rarely manages to stay at or above {{convert|60|°F|disp=or}}. Extreme temperatures ranged from {{convert|101|°F|1}} on July 18, 1998 down to {{convert|-30|°F|1}} on February 6, 1989.

[[File:Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) - Ely Area, NV(ThreadEx).svg|thumb|right|Climate chart for Ely]]
On average, annual precipitation is {{convert|9.41|in|mm|0}}, with 72.9 days of measurable precipitation annually. The wettest calendar year is 1897 with {{convert|17.20|in|mm|1}} and the driest 1974 with {{convert|4.22|in|mm|1}}, though as much as {{convert|18.20|in|mm|1|disp=or}} fell from July 1982 to June 1983. The most precipitation in one month was {{convert|5.52|in|mm|1}} in April 1900, and the most in 24 hours was {{convert|2.52|in|mm|1}} on September 26, 1982. Average annual snowfall is {{convert|54.1|in|m|2}}, while the most snowfall in one month was {{convert|42.0|in|m|2}} in March 1894, and the greatest depth of snow on the ground {{convert|24|in|m|2|disp=or}} on January 23, 2010 – though data from neighboring Elko suggest greater depths in the winters of 1889/1890, 1915/1916 and 1931/1932. An average winter will see a maximum snow cover of {{convert|9|in|m|2|disp=or}}, though the severe winter of 1951/1952 had fifty days with snow cover over {{convert|10|in|m|2|disp=or}}. The most snowfall in a season has been {{convert|110.4|in|m|2}} from July 2010 to June 2011 and the least {{convert|12.1|in|m|2}} from July 1950 to June 1951.<ref name = NOAA/>

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|Jun record low F = 18
|Jul record low F = 28
|Aug record low F = 24
|Sep record low F = 15
|Oct record low F = -7
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|Dec record low F = -29
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|Feb humidity = 64.5
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|Apr humidity = 51.8
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|Dec humidity = 64.3
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|Jan sun = 215.0
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| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| access-date = September 25, 2015}}</ref><ref name=NOAAtxt>
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|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access
|access-date = September 13, 2022
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|title = WMO Climate Normals for Ely/Yelland, NV 1961–1990
|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
|access-date = September 25, 2015
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|source 2 = Weather Channel (extremes)<ref name = TWC >{{cite web
|url = http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/vacationplanner/wxclimatology/monthly/89315
|title = Monthly Averages for Ely, NV (89315)
|publisher = The Weather Channel
|access-date = 2011-10-25
|archive-date = 2014-07-04
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140704064517/http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/vacationplanner/wxclimatology/monthly/89315
|url-status = dead
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|date=October 2011
}}

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1890= 203
|1900= 525
|1910= 2055
|1920= 2090
|1930= 3045
|1940= 4140
|1950= 3558
|1960= 4018
|1970= 4176
|1980= 4882
|1990= 4756
|2000= 4041
|2010= 4255
|2020= 3924
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 4,041 people, 1,727 households, and 1,065 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|567|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,205 housing units at an average density of {{convert|309|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 89.14% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.32% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.09% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.35% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.71% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.28% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 12.35% of the population.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>

There were 1,727 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.94.<ref name="GR2"/>

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 98 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96 males.<ref name="GR2"/>

The median income for a household in the city was $36,408, and the median income for a family was $42,168. Males had a median income of $36,016 versus $26,597 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,013. About 11% of families and 12% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12% of those under age 18 and 9% of those aged 65 or over.<ref name="GR2"/>

==Economy==
===Tourism===
[[File:DowntownElyNV.jpg|thumb|right|Ely in 2003]]
Ely is a tourism center, and is home of the [[Nevada Northern Railway Museum]]. 
The railroad museum features the Ghost Train of Old Ely, a working steam-engine passenger train that travels the historic tracks from Ely to the Robinson mining district.

Ely is the nearest city to the proposed site of the [[Clock of the Long Now]] on [[Mount Washington (Nevada)|Mount Washington]].<ref name=prototype>{{cite web|url=http://www.longnow.org/clock/prototype1|title=Prototype 1–10,000 Year Clock |publisher=The Long Now Foundation |date=December 31, 1999|access-date=December 13, 2011}}</ref>

The historic six-story [[Hotel Nevada and Gambling Hall]]<ref name=HotelNevada>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotelnevada.com/|title=Hotel Nevada – The Heart of Ely, Nevada|website=www.hotelnevada.com|access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref> is in downtown Ely. Opened in 1929, it was the tallest building in Nevada until 1931 and was the state's first fire-proof building. It is a popular lodging, dining, gaming, and tourist stop.

The long stretch of road on [[Nevada State Route 318|State Route 318]] near Ely is known for the annual {{convert|90|mi|km}} [[Silver State Classic Challenge]] course, an authorized time-trial [[Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash|Cannonball Run]]-style race that attracts entries from all over the world.

The Ely Renaissance Society is responsible for more than 20 outdoor murals and sculptures in the downtown area. Artists from all over the world have been commissioned to create images of area history, using different art styles. They also maintain a historical village consisting of a general store and several shotgun houses which display the history of the people that came to the area to work for the railroad and the mine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elyrenaissance.com|title=Ely Art Bank|website=www.elyrenaissance.com|access-date=2 April 2018}}</ref>

Ely is also home to regional offices of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, and Nevada Department of Wildlife.

====Outdoors and recreation====
Nearby are [[Great Basin National Park]], [[Cave Lake State Park]], the [[Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park]], and the state parks of [[Lincoln County, Nevada]].

Ely was the host of the 2016 [[National Speleological Society]]'s annual convention.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brean|first=Henry|title=Cavers descend on Ely for national convention almost too big for rural Nevada town|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nevada/cavers-descend-ely-national-convention-almost-too-big-rural-nevada-town|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal|access-date=December 23, 2016|date=July 19, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ely Art Bank to host cave photo exhibit|url=http://www.elynews.com/2016/07/15/ely-art-bank-host-cave-photo-exhibit/|website=The Ely Times|access-date=December 23, 2016|date=July 15, 2016}}</ref>
The [[Bureau of Land Management]], operates an area supporting an elk herd south of town. The Ely Elk Viewing Area offers visitors the opportunity to see an elk community up close.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ely Elk Viewing Area|url=https://www.blm.gov/visit/ely-elk-viewing-area|publisher=Bureau of Land Management|access-date=August 21, 2022}}</ref>

===Mining===
[[File:Ely Mine Locations 2.PNG|thumb|right|Geologic structure map showing mining operations west of Ely. Hatched area indicates traces of copper while the shaded area indicates traces of gold]]

Starting in 1867, iron-rich [[gossans]] were mined for precious metals in Lane Valley west of Ely. The Aultman and Saxton Mines were operating by the 1870s. The Chainman Mine was developed by the 1890s and became the most productive in the area. Starting in 1903, copper was mined by the Giroux Consolidated Mining Company and by the Nevada Consolidated Copper Company in 1904. In 1913, Consolidated Copper Mines Company took over Giroux.
 
In 1936, Fulton and Smith first described [[magnesite]], yet by 1942, when deposits were first studied no magnesite mining existed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/0978a/report.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215212721/https://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/0978a/report.pdf |archive-date=2017-02-15 |url-status=live|last=Vitaliano|first=Charles J.|title=Magnesium-Mineral Resources of the Currant Creek District, Nevada|work=Contributions to Economic Geology, 1951 Geological Survey Bulletin 978-A|publisher=United States Government Printing Office|year=1951|access-date=August 21, 2022}}</ref>

In 1943, [[Kennecott Copper Corporation]] took over Nevada Consolidated and by 1958 had consolidated all of the properties in the district.<ref name=James>{{Cite book |author=Laurence P. James |title=Gold in the Ely (Robinson) Copper District, White Pine County, Nevada in USGS Bulletin 1857 Gold in Copper Porphyry Copper Systems |publisher=United States Government Printing Office |year=1990 |page=E28-E29}}</ref>

[[KGHM Polska Miedź|KGHM]] International Ltd. owns a large copper mine, formerly owned by Quadra FNX, employing 510 people near Ely.<ref>[http://www.quadrafnx.com/s/RobinsonMine.asp Quadra FNX] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819064554/http://www.quadrafnx.com/s/RobinsonMine.asp |date=2011-08-19 }}</ref>

The Joana Mine in Robinson Canyon, 2 miles North of Ely, has exposed a limestone [[geologic formation]] named the [[Joana Limestone]] after the mine.

==Sports==
From 2006 through 2014, the [[UNLV Rebels]] football team of the [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]] held training camp in Ely.<ref>{{cite web |title=UNLV Rebels football squad practicing in Ely |url=https://nl.newsbank.com |website=The Ely Times |access-date=January 16, 2019 |date=August 18, 2006 |url-access=subscription |via=NewsLibrary}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=UNLV coach thanks Ely for hospitality as Rebels wrap up sixth training camp here |url=https://nl.newsbank.com |website=The Ely Times |access-date=January 16, 2019 |date=August 26, 2011 |url-access=subscription |via=NewsLibrary}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Anderson |first=Mark |title=UNLV ends bad year with big rivals |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/unlv/unlv-football/unlv-ends-bad-year-with-big-rivals/ |access-date=January 16, 2019 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 22, 2014}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
===Air===
Commercial air service was available at [[Ely Airport]] until March 31, 2013. In 2011, the Ely Airport was frequently cited as one of the rural airports receiving federal subsidies through the [[Essential Air Service]] program.<ref>{{cite news|last=Demirjian|first=Karoun|title=1 Nevada FAA worker furloughed in squabble over aviation subsidies|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jul/22/house-senate-members-spar-aviation-subsidies/|access-date=13 August 2011|newspaper=Las Vegas Sun|date=22 July 2011}}</ref>

===Roads===
* [[U.S. Route 6 in Nevada|U.S. Route 6]]
* [[U.S. Route 50 in Nevada|U.S. Route 50]] (Ely is the eastern end of the portion of U.S. Route 50 known as [[U.S. Route 50 in Nevada|"The Loneliest Road in America"]])
* [[U.S. Route 93 in Nevada|U.S. Route 93]]
The  historic [[Lincoln Highway]], the first road across [[United States|America]], went through Ely, entering town from the north on U.S. Route 93 and departing town to the west on U.S. Route 50. Ely is home to the most isolated [[charging station]] in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How electric cars will dominate global sales within 20 years |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/graphics/how-electric-cars-will-dominate-global-sales-within-20-years-feature |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926004835/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/graphics/how-electric-cars-will-dominate-global-sales-within-20-years-feature |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 26, 2021 |access-date=2023-05-01 |website=National Geographic |language=en}}</ref>

==Education==
Ely has a [[public library]], a branch of the White Pine County Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://publiclibraries.com/state/nevada/ | title=Nevada Public Libraries | publisher=PublicLibraries.com | access-date=June 14, 2019}}</ref> Ely is part of the [[White Pine County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Services|url=https://whitepinehigh.whitepine.k12.nv.us/|publisher=White Pine County School District|year=2022|access-date=August 21, 2022}}</ref>

==Media==
Ely's local newspaper is ''The Bristlecone Tribune''.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nevada/who-s-trouble-ely-check-the-police-blotter|title= Who's in trouble in Ely? Check the police blotter|last= Glionna|first= John M.|date= April 16, 2016|work= [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]|access-date=December 9, 2016}}</ref> Ely has two local radio stations: [[KDSS]] (92.7 FM) White Pine Counties ONLY Music station,  and [[KELY]] (1230 AM). KELY is heard across much of rural Nevada as the flagship of the Nevada Talk Network.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ulibarri|first1=Devin|title=White Pine TV District: Serving White Pine County with television since the 60's|url=http://www.elynews.com/2016/12/16/white-pine-tv-district-serving-white-pine-county-television-since-60s/|website=The Ely Times|access-date=December 16, 2016|date=December 16, 2016}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Helen Delich Bentley]] - born to Yugoslavian parents and graduating from Ely High School, she was appointed by Richard Nixon to lead the Federal Maritime Regulatory Agency in 1969. She served as a representative for Maryland in the US Congress from 1985 to 1995.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/helen-delich-bentley-journalist-turned-politician-who-promoted-baltimore-port-dies-at-92/2016/08/06/ddc7cd6a-5c10-11e6-831d-0324760ca856_story.html| title = Helen Delich Bentley, journalist-turned-politician who promoted Baltimore port, dies at 92 - The Washington Post| newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>
* [[Albert J. Carpenter]] (9 June 1911 - 21 June 1999), officer in the [[United States Coast Guard]] from 1933 to 1968<ref name="1967-06 USCG">{{citation |date=June 1967 |title=Biographical Sketch |publisher=[[United States Coast Guard]] |language=en |url=https://www.uscg.mil/history/people/Flags/CarpenterABio.pdf |access-date=2021-02-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202065209/https://www.uscg.mil/history/people/Flags/CarpenterABio.pdf |archive-date=2017-02-02 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Patricia Nixon]] - Former first lady of the United States was born in Ely.  Her father was a miner in the area and the family left when Patricia was two years old.  Pat and her husband Richard Nixon visited the area during his 1952 vice-presidential campaign.<ref>Ely Public Library</ref>

==In popular culture==
* ''[[Operation Haylift]]'' (1950), by director [[William A. Berke]], is about a historical event that took place in [[White Pine County]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Movie Company Starts Work Filming 'Operation Haylift'|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8042624/nevada_state_journal/|access-date=December 31, 2016|work=Nevada State Journal|date=January 12, 1950}}</ref>
* ''[[Lust for Freedom]]'' (1987), a film directed by [[Eric Louzil]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Pasquet|first=Trinda|title=Hollywood comes to struggling Ely|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11244102/reno_gazettejournal/|access-date=May 25, 2017|work=[[Reno Gazette-Journal]]|date=July 16, 1985}}</ref><ref name=Film-crew/>
* ''[[Once Upon a Texas Train]]'' (1988), a television film directed by [[Burt Kennedy]].<ref name=Film-crew/>
* ''[[Roadside Prophets]]'' (1992), an independent film directed by Abbe Wool.<ref name=Film-crew/>
* ''[[Guncrazy]]'' (1992), a film directed by [[Tamra Davis]] and starring [[Drew Barrymore]].<ref name=Film-crew/>
* ''[[Rat Race (film)|Rat Race]]'' (2001), a film directed by [[Jerry Zucker]], with its climactic scene shot in and around the restored train depot of the railway museum.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cling|first=Carol|title='Rat Race' trades glitter of Sin City for quiet climes in Ely|url=http://www.lvrj.com:80/lvrj_home/2000/Oct-02-Mon-2000/living/14496747.html|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=October 2, 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021113091534/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2000/Oct-02-Mon-2000/living/14496747.html|archive-date=November 13, 2002|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* "Laying Low in Eli, Nevada" (2005), a song performed by [[David Dondero]] for his ''[[South of the South]]'' album.<ref>{{cite web|last=La Gorce|first=Tammy|title=South of the South Review|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/south-of-the-south-mw0000170918|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=May 10, 2017}}</ref>
* ''[[My Blueberry Nights]]'' (2007), a film directed by [[Wong Kar-wai]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/19/movies/19lim.html|title= The Master of Time: Wong Kar-wai in America|last= Lim|first= Dennis|date= November 19, 2006|work= [[The New York Times]]|access-date=December 9, 2016}}</ref><ref name=Film-crew>{{cite news|last=Herndon|first=Rudy|title=Film crew finishes Ely movie; another next week|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/|access-date=May 10, 2017|work=The Ely Times|date=November 24, 2006|url-access=subscription|via=NewsBank}}</ref>
* "Ely Nevada" (2008), a song performed by [[Ry Cooder]] for the [[My Blueberry Nights#Soundtrack|''My Blueberry Nights'' soundtrack]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Spotlight on the Music of My Blueberry Nights|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-mtlg-iLEtAC&pg=PA110|website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|access-date=May 10, 2017|date=April 2008|page=110}}</ref>
* ''[[Play Dead (2009 film)|Play Dead]]'' (2009), a film directed by [[Jason Wiles]].<ref name=Film-crew/>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Nevada}}
* [[Northern Hotel (Nevada)|Northern Hotel]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.cityofelynv.gov City of Ely, Nevada]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120920070507/http://www.elynevada.net/ Ely, Nevada website – White Pine Tourism and Recreation Board]
* [http://travelnevada.com Official State of Nevada Tourism Site]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090212234516/http://www.exploringnevada.com/2009/01/14/photos-of-ely-nevada/ Exploring Nevada – Photographs of Ely and Surrounding Area]
* [http://www.discoverely.com Discoverely.com Ely-related website for travelers and visitors – with HD video.]
* Road Trip USA [http://www.roadtripusa.com/routes/loneliestroad/nevada/lon_ely.html page] about Ely
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