You searched for City|State|Country: , nv us
Showing results 1 to 10 of 23
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PGN_the-brothers-of-e-c-v_Fallon-NV.html
Want it known that in the State of Nevada....
This site is dedicated not for it's historical significance, but for the significance of the genuine gold diggers of Western history... the working girls who made a man forget the back breaking wor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OKA_lahontan-dam_Fallon-NV.html
Lahontan Dam, completed in 1915, is the key feature of the Newlands Irrigation Project which has turned Lahontan Valley into one of Nevada's most productive farming and ranching areas. With completion of the dam's powerhouse, the electrical energy…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OIX_middlegate-station_Fallon-NV.html
Middlegate was named in 1850 by James Simson as he mapped the route for the Overland Stage Company. In his journal he writes that he thought the cuts in the mountains looked like 'gates' so he named each cut Westgate, Middlegate, and Eastgate to i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C5B_churchill-county-courthouse_Fallon-NV.html
In 1903, Senator Warren Williams introduced a bill allowing the county seat to be moved from Stillwater to Fallon. The courthouse was constructed at its present location that same year. The wooden-framed structure of Neo-Classical design was conce…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BJV_churchill-county-courthouse_Fallon-NV.html
Churchill County was created by the Territorial Legislature in 1861 but attached to Lyon County for judicial and revenue purposes. Churchill County was organized in 1864 and La Plata served as county seat. In 1868, it was moved to Stillwater, wher…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BJT_oats-park-school_Fallon-NV.html
The Oats Park School was designed in 1914 by Frederick J. DeLongchamps, Nevada's pre-eminent architect of the period. He was also responsible for the 1921 north and south wing additions. This building is one of his earliest, and perhaps, first, pu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BJS_grimes-point_Fallon-NV.html
Grimes Point, one of the largest and most accessible Petroglyph sites in northern Nevada, contains about 150 basalt boulders covered with Petroglyphs. Nevada Petroglyphs were of magico-religious significance in insuring the success of large game h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BJR_pony-express-route_Fallon-NV.html
One hundred and fifty years ago, the Pony Express was founded by W. H. Russell, Alexander Majors and William B. Waddell, operators of the Overland Stage Line of Leavenworth, Kansas. During a visit to Washington, Mr. Russell was urged by California…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BIY_wagon-jack-shelter_Austin-NV.html
The ten foot wide flat at the base of the cliff is the site of Wagon Jack Shelter. The name comes from the Shoshone Indian, Wagon Jack, who camped here about 1900, while working on an Eastgate Ranch. He was a leader of Indian rabbit drives in Smit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19UY_about-your-journey_Shenandoah-NV.html
Whichever direction your travels take you, you're going to have a similar experience to what the California-bound emigrants had. You're going to see the same country, except for the towns and the ranch meadows. The big difference, though, is that …