R. R. Freight Depot
This building, the first to be constructed in Hawthorne, is a remnant of the narrow-guage Carson & Colorado Railroad built south from Mound House in 1881. Railroad officials created the town from desert when the first lots were auctioned off on April 14, 1881. The line was subsequently extended into Owens Valley, California, and service to Hawthorne came to an end when the town was by-passed in 1905. In later years, the building served as a general store, a bar, and restaurant with a bingo parlor and a banquet hall. Until acquired by the Hawthorne Elks Lodge in 1946.| HM Number | HMSZ6 |
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| Marker Number | 237 |
| Placed By | Division of Historic Preservation and Archeology, Hawthorne Lodge No. 1704, Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, October 5th, 2014 at 5:33pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 11S E 358431 N 4265254 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.52443333, -118.62403333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 31.466', W 118° 37.442' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 31' 27.96" N, 118° 37' 26.52" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 775 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 372-384 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Hawthorne NV 89415, US |
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