Carson City

"There are seventeen trees lining the perimeter of the capitol grounds, each one representative of each county in Nevada. #44, and I, happen to be shaded by Pershing County, a birch tree. As for Carson City, this little municipality is represented by an old spruce tree on the far southeast corner of the grounds mostly out of sight by most visitors. However, I wonder what prompted Churchill's tree. Say what? Visit the capitol grounds to find out what I mean!" -- June 2007

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State Capitol Grounds -- Carson City

Carson City
  39.16387, -119.76629

Original Date Visited: 6/5/07
Revisited: 11/18/21
Signed: No

Street View

Here's what you'll see!

  • Marker 44
  • Marker 44 plaque
  • Conquering Marker 44
  • Carson City along the Pony Express Route
  • One of seventeen trees that represent Nevada counties
  • State of Nevada Capitol

Exact Description:
Nevada's State Capitol, one of the state's oldest communities, was established in 1851 as Eagle Station, a trading post and ranch on the Carson branch of the California Immigrant Trail, by Frank and Warren L. Hall, George Follansbee, Joe and Frank Bernard and A.J. Rollins. The station and surrounding valley took their name from an eagle skin stretched on the wall of the trading post.

In 1858, Abraham Curry purchased much of the Eagle Ranch after finding that lots in Genoa were too expensive. Together with his friends, John Musser, Frank Proctor and Ben Green, Curry platted a town he called Carson City. Curry left a plaza in the center of the planned community for a capitol building should the territorial or state seat of government be located in his town sometime in the future.

In March, 1861, Congress created the Nevada Territory. Seven months later, November, 1861, Carson City became the capitol of the territory due to the efforts of Curry and William M. Stewart. When Nevada became a state three years later, Carson City was selected as the state capitol, and by 1871, the present capitol building was completed in the plaza Curry had reserved for it.

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