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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OJ8_mizpah-hotel_Tonopah-NV.html
In 1907-08, to celebrate Tonopah's newfound prosperity, Geo Wingfield, Geo Nixon, Bob Govan and the Brougher Brothers collaborated to erect "The best hotel in Nevada". 1931 saw legalized gambling returned and a small casino was opened. 1956 new ow…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OIO_tybo_Tonopah-NV.html
Eight miles northwest of this point lies what was formerly one of the leading lead-producing districts in the nation. Producing erratically from ore discovery in 1866 to the present (the last mill closed in 1937), Tybo has managed to achieve an ov…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16BX_jim-and-belle-butler_Tonopah-NV.html
In May 1900, Jim and Belle Butler came prospecting from their hay ranch at Belmont to stake the claims that gave rise to Tonopah. This was the first silver bonanza of the 20th century. It prompted a mining renaissance and this heritage is Tonopah'…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16BW_big-bill-murphy_Tonopah-NV.html
This statue depicts Big Bill Murphy, hero of the tragic Tonopah Belmont Mine fire that killed 17 miners on February 23, 1911. Murphy went down in the mine cage a number of times to bring up stricken miners. On the last trip he did not return.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14BZ_belmont-mine-fire-mural_Tonopah-NV.html
The mural you are viewing was painted by noted mural artist, Lee Bowerman of Grand Junction, Colorado and is dedicated to Nevada Mine Safety in remembrance of the Belmont Mine Fire of February 23, 1911 and the heroism of cage tender, Wiliam F. (Bi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZPA_the-tonopah-mining-boom_Tonopah-NV.html
In 1900. Jim Butler stopped at a site known as Tonapah, or Little Water, in the Western Shoshone language. Taking a few rock samples, he discovered a mine that led to one of the most important mineral finds of the early twentieth century. As the e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVB1_john-g-kirchen_Tonopah-NV.html
Born - June 13, 1874 Lake Linden, MichiganDied - March 4, 1931 San Francisco, California
This monument, constructed in 1931 was dedicated in memory of John G. Kirchen. Tonopah businessman and manager of The Tonopah Extension Mining Co. 1906-193…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSHB_tonopah_Tonopah-NV.html
To Jim Butler, District Attorney of Nye County, goes the credit for making the ore discoveries which ended the twenty-year slump in Nevada's economy. Migratory Indian bands originally applied the name Tonopah to a small spring in the nearby San An…
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…