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Mountain. By 1907, there were daily stages running from Round Mountain to Tonopah. The town contained many wood structures containing mercantiles, saloons, brokerage agencies, a school and a library. In 1906, the first two mining companies to begin operations were the Round Mountain Mining Company and the Fairview Round Mountain Mines Company. The value of the ore produced by the Round Mountain Company during the first ten years (1906 to 1916) was a little over $ 3 million. By the beginning of 1909 there were six mills operating in the district. Businesses included hotels, general stores, banks, restaurants, lodging houses, a school, a library, and a hospital. By 1939 the town's population was still only 234. The value of total production through 1940 was $ 7.8 million. New surface operations on the side of Round Mountain began in 1970 and continue to this day.
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Mountain Public Library is affiliated with the library system that serves Round Mountain. Its collection contains 35,000 volumes, and it circulates 39,759 items per year. The library serves a population of 1,868 residents. The Smoky Valley Library District (Round Mountain Public Library) is the
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Mountain Jr./Sr. high school offers cheerleading, drill team, FBLA, FFA, National Honor Society, Science Club, Student Council, and Academic Olympics.
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Mountain Jr./Sr. High School houses students grades 6 through 12. The school mascot is the Knight, and the school colors are black, white, and silver. Round Mountain Elementary School houses students in kindergarten through grade 5. The school mascot is the Squire. The Jr./Sr. high school
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Hadley has an elementary school, a high school, a football field, a library, an indoor swimming pool, a golf course, three baseball fields, a fitness trail around the gym and baseball fields, a post office, a grocery store, two gym facilities (one with a weight room, treadmill room, and two
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Carvers has a gas station, a motel, storage units, a church, a rest stop, a restaurant/bar, a RV park, a roping arena, a museum, a hardware store, an auto parts store, a tire repair shop, a hair salon, and a small apartment complex.
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