Before the redesign of the intersection of Highways 54 and 71, the portion of Nevada lying east of the railroad tracks was generally considered "The wrong side of the tracks" and was called "East Nevada". Most of the residents were poor people, pensioners, blue collar workers and railroaders. It included the area near the railroad roundhouse, extended south to "Smelter Hill", and east to the city limits. My great grandfather was a railroader and came to East Nevada in 1896. That's where I was born and grew up.
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