1886-1901
Long after the railroads came to Nevada and branch lines were extended towards the heartland of the state, horse-drawn stages transported people and mail from railhead to the hinterlands.The principal routes were covered by such well-known lines as Overland Mail and Stage Co., William Hill Beachey Railroad Stage Lines, Butterfield;s, Wells, Fargo and Co., Pioneer Stageline, Carson and Columbus Stage Line, plus other lesser-known lines.Thomas Tate sub-contracted mail routes in Central Nevada for over thirty years. In 1868, he and his wife established a station due east as an overnight stop between the county seats of Austin and Belmont. Stages met here and exchanged passengers and mail and obtained fresh horses. Tommy's wife fed and lodged the passengers, in what became a local social center. Ester Tate organized the first school in the area.The Tates maintained this station until 1901. Belmont lost the county seat in 1905.| HM Number | HM1OJB |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 217 |
| Placed By | Division of Historic Preservation and Archeology. Myrtle Tate Miles |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, October 11th, 2015 at 1:02pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 11S E 482985 N 4314392 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.97835000, -117.19643333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 58.701', W 117° 11.786' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 58' 42.06" N, 117° 11' 47.16" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 775 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near NV-376, Round Mountain NV 89045, US |
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