Valmy is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Humboldt County

Humboldt County, Nevada

Humboldt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of 2007, the population was estimated to be 18,052. Its county seat is Winnemucca.The county was the site of an arrest in 2000 that led to the U.S. Supreme Court decision Hiibel v...

, Nevada

Nevada

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, United States

United States

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, named after the Battle of Valmy

Battle of Valmy

The Battle of Valmy was the first major victory by the army of France during the French Revolution. The action took place on 20 September 1792 as Prussian troops commanded by the Duke of Brunswick attempted to march on Paris...

 in France

France

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. It is home to three major mining complexes, many workers of which live in the town's residential area and for which the town acts as a services base.

History

Established in 1910 by the Southern Pacific Railroad

Southern Pacific Railroad

The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....

 as a section point it became Valmy on March 24, 1915. The post office from Stone House, Nevada

Stone House, Nevada

Stone House is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States. A post office was located in Stone House from 26 November 1890 to 24 March 1915, when it was moved to Valmy, Nevada....

 was moved to Valmy at that time. In 1932 Eugene DiGrazia bought Valmy's gas station, store, post office and bus depot.

Popular Culture

In August 1977 Eric Meola

Eric Meola

Eric Meola is an American photographer. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1968 and is self-taught in the art of photography. In New York he apprenticed under photographer Pete Turner, who influenced Meola's use of saturated color and graphic design...

 shot photographs of Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...

 in Valmy, including one in front of DiGrazia's gas station. In 2010 one of the photographs became cover art for The Promise

The Promise (Bruce Springsteen album)

The Promise is the 17th studio album by American rock singer Bruce Springsteen, released November 16, 2010 on Columbia Records. It is a double CD compilation of previously unreleased songs drawing from the Darkness on the Edge of Town sessions. The album is also available as part of the box set...

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