Category: Pershing County, Nevada

Categories: Nevada

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Pershing County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,753. Its county seat is Lovelock. The county was named after army general John J. Pershing (1860–1948). It was formed from Humboldt County in 1919, and the last county to be established in Nevada. The Black Rock Desert, location for the annual Burning Man festival, is partially in the county. The county consists of just over 6,000 square miles.

The county is listed as Nevada Historical Marker 17. The marker is at the courthouse in Lovelock. The Pershing County Courthouse is a Classical Revival building built in 1920-21. The courthouse's plan is hexagonal with a circular dome over the central circular courtroom. The building was designed by Frederic Joseph DeLongchamps, who had previously designed six other Nevada courthouses. DeLongchamps, as Supervising Architect for the State of Nevada, undertook the new Lovelock courthouse.

Resources

• Pershing County on Wikipedia
• County website
• Pershing County Court House

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