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About Gerlach
Gerlach was founded in 1906 during the construction of the Feather River Route of the Western Pacific Railroad.
Primary highway access to Gerlach is provided by State Route 447. It can also be accessed via three former state highways: State Route 34, State Route 48, and State Route 49 (also known as Jungo Road). Gerlach has an airfield, simply a graded dirt strip, which is no longer usable. It should not be used unless under emergency. The California Zephyr inter-city rail service was routed through Gerlach from its inception in 1949 until the end of its pre-Amtrak incarnation in 1970, providing direct service from Oakland, California to Chicago.
The economy of Gerlach focuses on tourism in the nearby Black Rock Desert, and hunting. Gypsum mining was the historic staple of the local economy until 2011. Nearby Empire was a company town of the United States Gypsum Corporation (USG) until the plant closed on January 31, 2011, eliminating 95 jobs. The mine was recently purchased and has been placed back into service, bringing several dozen employees back with it. The other major industries are a Union Pacific switching station in Gerlach and public services of Washoe County, which includes its roads department and a K–12 public school owned by the Washoe County School District; the future of the Gerlach K–12 School is unknown, as it is estimated that after the gypsum plant closes only around a dozen children will remain in Gerlach. Many of the inhabitants of Gerlach are retirees. Many people in Gerlach also have small private businesses. Many are Internet-based, due to the town's remote location. Hunters from all over the west travel to Gerlach to hunt a wide variety of game such as chukar, geese, deer, antelope, etc. Bruno's restaurant hosts several private parties in a large room in the back which is available for rent. Since 1990, Burning Man, a week-long countercultural festival with a population of 70,000[ (as of 2016), has been held nearby. WHile local enthusiasm is mixed, the event is responsible for around 20% of the sales at the few commercial establishments in the area, which include the closest permanent fuel and grocery stops to the event site. The Black Rock Desert is also the site of many other recreational activities, organized and otherwise, throughout the year. In 2009, the Space Chair was lofted to near space north of Gerlach.
Gerlach has two non-profit community based radio stations. KFBR-FM 91.5 is run by Friends of Black Rock/High Rock, and has a studio at Jalisco's on Main Street. KLAP-FM 89.5 is run by Open Sky Radio Corp, and broadcast from a studio located at 395 Main Street in the old Gerlach Gas Station and Garage Building Office.
About This Website
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