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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6P_crystal-springs_Alamo-NV.html
The discovery of silver in Pahranagat Valley in 1865 resulted in the creation of Lincoln County with Crystal Springs designated as the provisional county seat in 1866. With the intention of organizing the new county, Governor Henry G. Blasdel left…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6O_pahranagat-valley_Alamo-NV.html
"The Rolling Stones of Pahranagat," a hoax article on magnetic currents written in 1862 by Dan deQuille of the Territorial Enterprise, made this valley world famous. Its lakes are filled and its fields are irrigated by three springs, Hiko, Crystal…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6M_old-boundary_Caliente-NV.html
The 37th degree north latitude is marked at this point as the dividing line between the Territories of Utah and New Mexico under the provisions of the Compromise of 1850 which originally organized the land ceded by Mexico in 1848.
When the Terr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6H_tithing-lot_Mesquite-NV.html
Tithing LotCirca Late 1890s.The southeast quarter of this block was originally owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and was used as a tithing lot. Church members paid tithing in-kind donations of fruit, crops, etc., and items w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6E_virgin-valley_Mesquite-NV.html
Virgin Valley was traveled by Jedediah Smith in 1826 and by Fremont in 1844.
The valley served as the right-of-way for the Old Spanish Trail (1829-1848) and for the Mormon road or southern route of travel to southern California.
The areas wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6D_509th-composite-group-first-atomic-bombardment_West-Wendover-NV.html
"The Atomic bomb is too dangerous to be loose in a lawless world ... we pray that (God) may guide us to use it in His ways and for His purposes."—President Harry S. Truman, August, 1945.
In Memory. This monument is dedicated to the member…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM61_remember-metropolis_Wells-NV.html
In memory of those valiant pioneers who settled and built a city here, giving so much to us all in their pursuit of happiness and security. Today, we enjoy the fruits of their efforts.The first settlers came in 1910, followed by many others until …