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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DFZ_the-cabins_Tampa-NV.html
These three cabins were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) soon after the Valley of Fire became a state park in 1935. They are constructed of native sandstone and were used for many years to shelter campers and travelers visiting th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DFY_silica-dome_Tampa-NV.html
The sandstone formations that are so prominent in the Valley of Fire are made of sand grains that are almost pure silica. This huge dome is the finest example in the area of such a deposit. The change from white to red in the base of the dome occu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DFX_valley-of-fire-behind-the-camera_Tampa-NV.html
This ruin appears to be a symbol of ancient times but was actually built in 1965 for the movie "The Professional." The main movie set, a Mexican hacienda, was located where the parking lot is now. Railroad ties can still be seen sticking out of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DFW_beehives_Tampa-NV.html
Once part of a sand deposit that covered a vast area, these rocks have been subjected to a relentless attack by harsh winds, rain, heat and cold creating the many unusual formations that make up the Valley of Fire.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DFT_atlatl-rock_Franklin-NV.html
An atlatl is a throwing stick or a dart thrower used by ancient tribes to give more force to their darts or spears. It was usually a wooden stick about two feet long with a handhold on one end and a hook on the other end. A slot cut in the tail en…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM166V_pueblo-grande-de-nevada_Granada-NV.html
Existing today as a 30-mile series of adobe ruins, this "Lost City" was once the home of an ancient Anasazi Indian civilization. Beginning with the basketmakers (300 B.C.-A.D.700) & followed by the Pueblos (A.D.700-1150) this valley was inhabited …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVNY_early-settlements-in-the-moapa-valley_Moapa-Valley-NV.html
During the early 1860's, Brigham Young directed that settlements be built in the area known today as the Moapa Valley. The water from the Muddy River, and the rich soil of the Valley, made the land a prime agricultural area for southern Nevada. Se…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVHT_powell-of-the-colorado_Moapa-Valley-NV.html
On August 30, 1869, Major John Wesley Powell landed at the mouth of the Virgin River, about 12 miles south of here, thus ending the first boat expedition through the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River.
The expedition left Green River City, Wyo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLWE_in-memory-of-sergeant-john-j-clark_Hopewell-NV.html
John J. Clark was born in Canada in 1844. He enlisted as a private in Company F ofthe New York Infantry in 1862, servingactively in the Civil War. After being shotin the hand and contracting typhoidfever, he was honorably discharged 6 March 1863 a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24H_pueblo-grande-de-nevada_Flovilla-NV.html
Indians of a highly developed civilization lived throughout Moapa Valley from 300-1100 A.D. Several hundred ancient pithouses, campsites, rockshelters, salt mines and caves of "Anasazi" people make up what is commonly known as "Lost City." These p…