Old Geiger Grade

Old Geiger Grade (HMULF)

Location: Reno, NV 89521 Santa Fe County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 22.358', W 119° 40.058'

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'In Canyon Below'

Constructed by Davidson M. Geiger and John H. Tilton in 1862, this old toll road was the most direct connection between the Comstock Lode and Truckee Meadows until replace by the present paved highway in 1936.

Concord stages, mud wagons ten-mule freighters carried thousands of passengers and millions in precious cargo across this section of the Virginia Range and many are the tales of unpredictable winds, snows, landslides and the everlasting danger of lurking highwaymen which could be told of this precipitous stretch of road.

Dead Man's Point and Robber's Roost, two of the most famous features of the road, can be seen from this marker.
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HM NumberHMULF
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Marker Number211
Year Placed1978
Placed ByReno Chapter, Daughters of the American Colonists
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 at 12:26am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 270205 N 4361524
Decimal Degrees39.37263333, -119.66763333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 22.358', W 119° 40.058'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 22' 21.48" N, 119° 40' 3.48" W
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Area Code(s)775
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1120-1198 Geiger Grade Rd, Reno NV 89521, US
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