Verdi

Verdi (HM18W8)

Location: Reno, NV 89523 Washoe County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 30.966', W 119° 59.612'

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Modern Verdi came into being with the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad through Nevada in 1867-'69. It became a major mill town and terminal for shipment of ties and construction timbers with a network of logging railways reaching into the timber north and west of here.

In 1860, a log bridge was built across the Truckee River near where Verdi is now located. Known as O'Neils Crossing, the site served as a stage stop during the 1860's on the heavily travelled Henness Pass Turnpike and Toll Road and the Dutch Flat and Donner Lake Road.

In 1864, the Crystal Peak Company laid out a town on the site some two miles from Verdi's present location. The company owned mining and lumber interests near the settlement which was then called Crystal Peak.

Verdi remained an active lumbering center into the twentieth century due to the exertions of men like Oliver Lonkey of the Verdi Lumber Company. A disastrous fire in 1928 plus depletion of timber reserves resulted in Verdi's decline.
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HM NumberHM18W8
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Marker Number191
Placed ByNevada State Park System & National Society Daughters of the American Colonists
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Date Added Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 7:47am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 242655 N 4378331
Decimal Degrees39.51610000, -119.99353333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 30.966', W 119° 59.612'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 30' 57.96" N, 119° 59' 36.72" W
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Area Code(s)775
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 216-224 3rd St, Reno NV 89523, US
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