Sparks

Sparks (HM19R8)

Location: Sparks, NV 89434 Washoe County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 32.294', W 119° 45.989'

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Sparks sprang into existence in 1903 as a new division point on the Southern Pacific Railroad.

Engaged in straightening and realigning the old Central Pacific trackage across Nevada, the Southern Pacific Company moved its shops and headquarters bodily from Wadsworth to this location. Employees were assigned lots and their houses were freighted to the new town. Sparks, originally known as Harriman, came into official existence in April 1904. Later, in 1905, the city was incorporated by the state legislature and named in honor of John Sparks, rancher and governor of the State of Nevada.

Sparks boasted one of the largest roundhouses in the world during the steam era. It was the western Nevada base for a vast stable of steam locomotives, particularly the famous cab-in-front articulated type (mallets). These huge steamers hauled both freight and passengers over the steep grades of the Sierra between Roseville, California and Sparks.
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HM NumberHM19R8
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Marker Number88
Year Placed1970
Placed ByNevada State Park System and Duby Reid Post No. 30 - American Legion
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 12:47am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 262253 N 4380163
Decimal Degrees39.53823333, -119.76648333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 32.294', W 119° 45.989'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 32' 17.64" N, 119° 45' 59.34" W
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Area Code(s)775
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1700 E Prater Way, Sparks NV 89434, US
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