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Carson City
It should come as no surprise that most of Carson City's markers focus on the finding of Nevada. Yeah. The roots of our state government and how the Silver State came to be. Of course, the Capitol owes much of its existence to the world-famous Comstock Lode. Whether it be before or after Abe Curry's eye-on-the-prize, the historical markers here give a warm and wonderful commemoration to our state's heart.
[1] -- Empire and Carson River Mills
39.187308, -119.706369
"When the Comstock Lode was discovered in 1859, the problem of reducing the ore from the fabulously-rich Virginia City mines had to be solved."
[25] -- Nevada's Capitol
39.16387, -119.76629
"I think having the state capitol located here in the down-home persona of Carson City brings much of the appeal to this already tight-knit state of ours ..."
[70] -- Bliss Mansion
39.16723, -119.77209
"Towering shade trees, narrow streets, red-bellied robins, feeding mule deer, and wonderfully serenity away from the main drag is quite unlike anything in Nevada!"
[71] -- Methodist Church of Carson City
39.16466, -119.76969
"Dedicated in 1867, this church serves a congregation that was organized in 1859 and is often referred to as the "Cradle of Nevada Methodism."
[72] -- Nevada's State Children's Home
39.16001, -119.76439
"The Nevada Orphans' Asylum, a privately funded institution, was opened in Virginia City May 1867 by Sister Frederica Migrath ..."
[75] -- Government Building (1888-1970)
39.1662, -119.76661
"This imposing public structure, the former United States Post Office and Courthouse, represents the first federal office building constructed in the State of Nevada."
[76] -- Eagle Valley
39.12482, -119.76755
"Centrally located between the first Nevada settlement at Genoa and precious metal deposits of the Comstock Lode Eagle Valley was a vital link in land communications."
[77] -- Dat-So-La-Lee
39.11833, -119.75522
"Myriads of stars shine over the graves of our ancestors." Dat-So-La-Lee had seen some 96 winters, mostly in the Carson Valley, when death came in 1925."
[78] -- Orion Clemens Home
39.16663, -119.76955
"Orion Clemens, secretary to Territorial Governor James W. Nye, lived in this house with his wife, "Mollie," from 1864 to 1866."
[91] -- Stewart Indian School
39.11782, -119.75637
"Originally known as the Carson Indian Training School, Stewart Indian School provided vocational training and academic education for nearly a century."
[134] -- Trans-Sierran Pioneer Flight (March 22, 1919)
39.17227, -119.7489
"The first authenticated air flight over the Sierra Nevada was successfully completed when four U.S. Army planes touched down here on an improvised field."
[175] -- Stewart-Nye Residence
39.16393, -119.77072
"This house was built about 1860 of local sandstone for William Morris Stewart who lived here until 1862. He sold it to the territorial governor of Nevada, James W. Nye."
[179] -- First Air Flight in Nevada (June 23, 1910)
39.19448, -119.7757
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"... The Raycroft Ranch area has been something of Nevada's Big Dig for decades. A proposed shopping center, then a series of condos and apartments. Not an historical marker."
[180] -- The Warm Springs Hotel
39.16186, -119.73765
"Built about 1860, the Warm Springs Hotel was used by Nevada's First Territorial Legislature as a meeting place in 1861."
[181] -- The Washo Indians
39.1161, -119.85136
Missing
"Long before the coming of the emigrant trains, this site overlooked the lands of the Washo Indians. A valley, a city and a county still bear their name."
[193] -- Historic Flume & Lumber Yard
39.15189, -119.76646
"Approximately one mile south of this point and west of the present-day highway lay the immense lumberyard of the Carson-Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company."
[194] -- Gardner's Ranch
39.15328, -119.76721
"On this site in the period from 1870 until 1918 stood the ornate two-story home of Matthew Culbertson Gardner, rancher and lumberman."
[196] -- The United States Mint at Carson City, Nevada
39.16717, -119.7674
"Two stories high with a centrally located cupola, the sandstone blocks were quarried at the Nevada State Prison."
[213] -- Lakeview
39.20841, -119.8039
"In 1872, one hotel became a station on the newly-completed Virginia and Truckee Railroad between Carson City and Reno."
[235] -- Camp Nye
39.16223, -119.79454
"Established one-half mile to the north in October of 1864, Camp Nye served as the home base for the men of companies "D" and "E" 1st Nevada Volunteer Cavalry."
[243] -- Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight
39.1645, -119.76005
"On March 17, 1897, at an arena located on this site, Carson City played host to Nevada's first world championship prizefight ..."
[250] -- State Printing Building
39.16422, -119.76516
"Completed in 1886, the State Printing Building is the second oldest structure built by the State within the Capitol Complex."
[252] -- Rinckel Mansion
39.16392, -119.76818
"Completed in 1876, this palatial residence represents one of the finest and best preserved examples of High Victorian Italianate architecture remaining in the American West."
[258] -- Charles W. Friend House, Observatory, and Weather Station
39.16422, -119.76433
"This is the site of the house and observatory of Nevada's first weatherman, astronomer and seismologist, Charles William Friend."
[259] -- The Governor's Mansion
39.16723, -119.77293
"Reno architect George A. Ferris designed this neo-classical mansion which cost $22,700. It is the only home ever built for Nevada's highest elected official."