The Tonopah boom revitalized the mining West. From 1900 to 1910, newspaper reporters kept busy writing about spectacular new mining camps throughout southern Nevada, including Goldfield, Rhyolite, Kawich, Manhattan, Round Mountain, Wonder, and Fairview. Many proved to be exaggerated but Tonopah continued.
The Tonopah mines eventually shipped over 5,000,000 tons of ore. Through a new system called leasing, stock issuing corporations were created, bringing in needed capital to promote the new mines including the Desert Queen, Mizpah, Silver Top, and Tonopah Extension.
Erected this 18th day of July, 2009 by the Transsierra Roisterous Alliance of Senior Humbugs and the Queho Posse. Lucinda Jane Saunders, Julia C. Bulette and Snowhoe Thompson Chapters of E. Clampus Vitus in conjunction with the Town of Tonopah, The Tonapah Historical Mining Park and Tonopah Sand and Gravel.
| HM Number | HMZPA |
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| Series | This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series |
| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2009 |
| Placed By | E Clampus Vitus/Tonopah Historic Mining Park |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, October 26th, 2014 at 7:50pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 11S E 480182 N 4213574 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.06971667, -117.22593333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 4.183', W 117° 13.556' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 4' 10.98" N, 117° 13' 33.36" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 775 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 349 McCulloch Ave, Tonopah NV 89049, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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