Empire and the Carson River Mills

Empire and the Carson River Mills (HM119I)

Location: Carson City, NV 89701
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 11.238', W 119° 42.382'

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1864 - 1964

When the Comstock Lode was discovered in 1859, the problem of reducing the ore from the fabulously rich Virginia City mines had to be solved. Mills were built in Gold Canyon and Six Mile Canyon. In Washoe Valley, at Dayton, and on the Carson River which offered the most abundant source of water for generating power to operate the mills.

On the east shore of the river near the town of Empire the first small mill, built in 1860, was later enlarged to become the Mexican. The site of this mill lies to the southwest. Other large mills were then built downstream. spurring the growth of the town of Empire. Ore was hauled to the mills at first by wagon and later by the famous Virginia and Truckee Railroad built in 1869. Fortunes in gold and silver were produced in over 40 years of operation by the Carson River mills including the Mexican, Yellowjacket, Brunswick, Vivian, Merrimac, and Santiago. Traces of Empire and its mills can still be seen today.

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HM NumberHM119I
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Year Placed1964
Placed ByNevada State Historic Preservation Office
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Date Added Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 at 3:54pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 266252 N 4341051
Decimal Degrees39.18730000, -119.70636667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 11.238', W 119° 42.382'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 11' 14.28" N, 119° 42' 22.92" W
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Area Code(s)775
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2650-2698 Akron Way, Carson City NV 89701, US
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