Fay Perkins, Sr.

Fay Perkins, Sr. (HM24C)

Location: Georgetown, NV 89040 Clark County
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N 36° 31.887', W 114° 26.467'

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January 28, 1885—October 10, 1962

Fay Perkins Sr., was born in Overton, Nevada and spent his entire life in Moapa Valley. In 1924, Fay Perkins and his brother John Perkins reported to Governor James G. Scrugham that many ancient Indian ruins existed in the Moapa Valley. Governor Scrugam immediately called archaeologist M.R. Harrington, of the Heye Foundation, Museum of the American Indian, and excavations were begun in that year.

From 1924, until his death in 1962, Fay Perkins remained involved in archaeology in Southern Nevada. Due to his efforts, artifacts from archaeological sites, to be inundated by Lake Mead, were excavated and preserved. During the 1940's, Perkins was instrumental in establishing the Lost City Museum of Archaeology, under the National Park Service, and in 1952, when the museum became a State institution, was appointed its first curator by Governor Vail Pittman. Fay Perkins served as curator of the museum from 1952 until 1958. When failing health forced him to resign. He did, however, continue to serve as assistant curator until his death.
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Date Added Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 6:23am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 729091 N 4045943
Decimal Degrees36.53145000, -114.44111667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 31.887', W 114° 26.467'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 31' 53.22" N, 114° 26' 28.02" W
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Area Code(s)702
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 721 S Moapa Valley Blvd, Georgetown NV 89040, US
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