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the Nevada Legislature overrode the Governor’s veto and approved a railroad from Austin to Battle Mountain.
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Ulysses S. Grant speaks in the town in 1879 during his western speaking tour.
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The Nevada Central Railroad from Battle Mountain to Austin, Nevada was completed.
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President Woodrow Wilson established Battle Mountain Indian Colony by executive order.
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Nevada's Red Scare Miners hold a ten-day strike at Battle Mountain Copper Mines.
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The Nevada Supreme Court moved the Lander County seat to Battle Mountain.
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Chiefs Frank Temoke and Frank Brady refused the government's offer of a payoff under the Treaty of Ruby Valley 1863 at Battle Mountain.
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In 2001, this town was dubbed "Armpit of america" by the Washington post.
