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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVGQ_alunite_Henderson-NV.html
Seeking Pay DirtIn 1908, mining engineer Robert T. Hill staked a claim in Railroad Pass hoping to find gold deposits as rich as those in Goldfield to the north and Searchlight to the south. Hill reasoned that gold could surely be found at this loc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQE7_railroad-pass_Henderson-NV.html
Named for an 1890's railroad which was never built, Railroad Pass first became a destination after Professor Robert T. Hill discovered alunite in the area in 1908. A mining district was formed, but only small amounts of gold were found. Mines in t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJHE_the-old-spanish-trail-armijos-route_Henderson-NV.html
On January 8, 1830, the first pack train to pass from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Los Angles crossed Las Vegas Valley. Antonio Armijo, a merchant in Santa Fe, commanded the train and roughly sixty men. The successful completion of the journey opened a…