Winnemucca: This longtime crossroads for early travelers known as French Ford, was organized by the Central Pacific in 1868 and renamed at the same time. It became even more important as a railroad town when the Western Pacific came through in 1907. George Nixon, founder of the First National Bank of Winnemucca, met George Wingfield there and formed a lasting and lucrative partnership. Winnemucca is the seat of Humboldt County.