Desert Well Station

Desert Well Station (HM1OJV)

Location: Silver Springs, NV 89429 Lyon County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 21.846', W 119° 21.929'

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Overland Mail And Stage Station

Located approximately one mile south are the remains of a typical stage station of the period 1843 to 1869. An era of transition between the arrival of the first emigrant wagon trains and the completion of the Trans-Continental Railroad.

Desert Well Station, which was later known as Nelson's, achieved a measure of fame when Mark Twain wrote of his experience there in Roughing It. The original site featured two wells, an inn, and corrals. One of the wells was used exclusively by camels brought to the Nevada Desert to haul salt to the mines on the Comstock.
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HM NumberHM1OJV
Series This marker is part of the Pony Express National Historic Trail series
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Marker Number177
Placed ByNevada State Park System. Ms. Ethel Lawson
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, October 12th, 2015 at 9:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 296211 N 4359851
Decimal Degrees39.36410000, -119.36548333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 21.846', W 119° 21.929'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 21' 50.76" N, 119° 21' 55.74" W
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Area Code(s)775
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5875 Cheyenne Dr, Silver Springs NV 89429, US
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