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3 unusual facts about Yerington


Wayne D. Wright

In 2003, eighty-six-year-old Wayne Wright died in hospital in Yerington, Nevada.

Yerington, Nevada

"Darcy Farrow," a folk song written by Steve Gillette and Tom Campbell, mentions Yerington ("Her eyes shone bright like the pretty lights / That shine in the night out of Yerington town," 7-8) and other places and landmarks in the area, including Virginia City, the Carson Valley, and the Truckee River.

Yerington is located at the intersection of US 95A and Nevada State Route 208.


Virginia City, Nevada

"Darcy Farrow", a folk song written by Steve Gillette and Tom Campbell, mentions Virginia City and other places and landmarks in the area (including Yerington, the Carson Valley, and the Truckee River).

Walker River

It flows initially north past Yerington into central Lyon County, where it turns sharply to the southeast, flowing through the Walker River Indian Reservation past Schurz.


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