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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19PB_new-pass-station_Fallon-NV.html
In 1861, the rocks composing the walls of this stage station and freighter stop were in neat rows and roofed with bundles of willow. It was one part of "Stagecoach King" John Butterfield's Overland Mail & Stage Company Road Systems, which at the t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19PA_rock-creek_Fallon-NV.html
In its day, an important stagecoach stop on John Butterfield's (1861-1866) and Wells, Fargo & Company's (1866-1869) Overland Mail & Stage Company's historic line along the Simpson route between Salt Lake City and Genoa, Nevada. Fresh horses, black…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19P8_the-pony-express_Fallon-NV.html
?????Competing with time, distance, harsh climate, and hostile Indians, the Pony Express carried important communications from the East and the West across 2,000 miles in only 10 days.?????The "Pony," as it was called, is an outstanding example of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1673_measuring-earthquakes_Fallon-NV.html
Scientists measure the force of an earthquake in several ways. The Richter Scale and the Modified Mercalli Scale are the two methods most often used to gauge an earthquake's strength and magnitude.
The Richter Scale provides an estimate of an e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1672_fairview-peak-earthquake-faults_Fallon-NV.html
When the energy from pressure built up underneath the Earth's thin crust is suddenly released, an earthquake occurs. At first the crust may just bend. But if the stress is great enough, the rocks will break and "snap" to a new position. This usual…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSD7_ragtown_Fallon-NV.html
Ragtown was never a town, but the name of a most welcome oasis and hamlet. This mecca on the banks of nearby Carson River received its name from the appearance of pioneer laundry spread on every handy bush around.
The Forty-Mile Desert, immedia…