Mark Twain

Mark Twain (HMEZV)

Location: Virginia City, NV 89440 Storey County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 18.606', W 119° 38.981'

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100 years ago, in 1864, Samuel Clemens left the Territorial Enterprise, moving on to California and world-wide fame. He was a reporter here in 1863 when he first used the name, Mark Twain. He later described his colorful adventures in Nevada in "Roughing It."
Nevada Centennial Marker No. 27
Placed by
James Lenhoff, 1964
Editor and Publisher
Territorial Enterprise

[A Second Marker:]
Mark Twain
Who greatly enriched the literature of the West, started his career as a writer in this building in 1862 on the editorial staff of the Territorial Enterprise
Placed April 29, 1934
University of Nevada
Press Club
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HM NumberHMEZV
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Year Placed1964
Placed ByJames Lenhoff, Editor & Publisher, Territorial Enterprises
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 22nd, 2014 at 4:38pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 271547 N 4354537
Decimal Degrees39.31010000, -119.64968333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 18.606', W 119° 38.981'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 18' 36.36" N, 119° 38' 58.86" W
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Area Code(s)775
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1-85 C St, Virginia City NV 89440, US
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