"Big" Bill Murphy

"Big" Bill Murphy (HM16BW)

Location: Tonopah, NV 89049 Nye County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 4.052', W 117° 13.839'

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This statue depicts Big Bill Murphy, hero of the tragic Tonopah Belmont Mine fire that killed 17 miners on February 23, 1911. Murphy went down in the mine cage a number of times to bring up stricken miners.
On the last trip he did not return.

Statue designed and built by Adam Skiles. Dedicated May 28th, 2005
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HM NumberHM16BW
Series This marker is part of the Markers Attached to Sculpture series
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Year Placed2005
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 at 7:32pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 479768 N 4213333
Decimal Degrees38.06753333, -117.23065000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 4.052', W 117° 13.839'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 4' 3.12" N, 117° 13' 50.34" W
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Area Code(s)775
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 100-198 Bryan Ave, Tonopah NV 89049, US
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