Developed By Accident
Mining fever in the Tonopah boom reached out in all directions and revived many dormant mining towns. Land speculators at near-by Silver Peak bought up the land in that area and jacked the land prices so high that the 100-stamp mill planned at Silver Peak was built 1 1/2 miles west of here to become the hub of Blair.The Pittsburgh-Silver Peak Gold Mining Company built the 17 1/2 mile Silver Peak Railroad running north in 1906 and the big mill (Nevada's largest in its day) in 1907.The remnants of the stone buildings and mill foundations are the only remains of a once thriving, but short-lived mining town.By 1920, Blair was all but deserted.| HM Number | HM1OJ2 |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 174 |
| Placed By | Nevada State Park System. Harold C. Hendersen |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, October 11th, 2015 at 9:01am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 11S E 443951 N 4182456 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 37.78775000, -117.63655000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 47.265', W 117° 38.193' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 47' 15.9" N, 117° 38' 11.58" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 775, 702 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near NV-265, Silver Peak NV 89047, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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