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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24C_fay-perkins-sr_Georgetown-NV.html
January 28, 1885—October 10, 1962
Fay Perkins Sr., was born in Overton, Nevada and spent his entire life in Moapa Valley. In 1924, Fay Perkins and his brother John Perkins reported to Governor James G. Scrugham that many ancient Indian r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM210_a-town-at-the-bottom_Tonopah-NV.html
About two miles in front of you, the remains of the town of Callville lie buried in silt on the bottom of Lake Mead. Originally developed as a port on the Colorado River to supply goods to Mormon settlements, Callville had long been a desolate rui…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20Z_county-court-house-nye-county_Tonopah-NV.html
Built in 1905 at a cost of $27,965.00 by Continental Construction Company. Site selected by commission April 1 and donated by Jim Butler's Tonopah Mining Company. On Tuesday, February 7, 1905 Governor Sparks signed the bill to remove the county se…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q4_millers_Benton-NV.html
As a result of the mining excitement at Tonopah in 1901 and subsequent construction of the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad, Millers was founded in 1904 as a station and watering stop on that line. The name honors Charles R. Miller, a director of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Q3_silver-peak_Benton-NV.html
Discovered 1863
Silver Peak is one of the oldest mining areas in Nevada. A 10-stamp mill was built in 1865, and by 1867 a 20-stamp mill was built. Mining camp lawlessness prevailed during the late sixties, and over the next 38 years, Silver Pe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OJ_valley-of-fire_Church-Hill-NV.html
has been designated a National Natural Landmark
This site possesses exceptional value as an illustration of the Nation's Natural heritage and contributes to a better understanding of the environment.
1968 National Park Service United State…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OI_nevadas-first-state-park_Church-Hill-NV.html
This park, situated on the old Arrowhead Trail, was designated on March 26, 1935 as Boulder Dam-Valley of Fire State Park.
Though four state parks were established by concurrent legislation, Valley of Fire is considered Nevada's first state pa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OH_arrowhead-trail_Middletown-NV.html
1914—1924 Las Vegans claimed to be the originators of this all-weather route between Los Angels and Salt Lake City. From the beginning, the Arrowhead Trail was a "grass roots" effort including promotion by various chambers of commerce and vo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I8_grace-melissa-dangberg_Minden-NV.html
1896 — 1985
Grace Dangberg was the granddaughter of Heinrick Frederick Dangberg, a pioneer Carson Valley settler from a village near Minden, Germany, whose family founded Minden, Nevada.
Miss Dangberg, a distinguished Nevadan, devote…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I7_dresslerville_Gardnerville-NV.html
In 1917 State Senator Wm. F. Dressler gave this 40 acre tract to Washo Indians, then living on ranches in Carson Valley. After a school was opened in 1924, it became a nucleus of settlement.
Before the intrusion of caucasians in 1848, Washos l…