Ruth, NV

Ruth is a census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada, United States. The 1903 census counted 371 residents. Ruth was built as a company town for the adjacent Robinson Mine, a large open-pit copper mine, which is still in operation as of 2022. Ruth began as a settlement for workers of the White Pine Copper Company in 1903. That mix gives Ruth a clear local shape within Nevada, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. Ruth derived its name from the Ruth mining claim which was named for Ruth McDonald, daughter of the original owner of the mining claim. Ruth includes the Nevada Northern Railway Museum.