"The value of heritage at long last. Out of 2.6 million Nevadans, there's one person who knows the true story behind this old marker! This old girl has definitely seen her fair share of hardships." -- January 2011

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SW corner of US 395 and SR 206, 3.7 miles west of Genoa Douglas   38.996020, -119.779852

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Original Date Visited: 1/13/11
Signed: No

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This replacement of Marker 12 was made for Nevada's 150th sesquicentennial There's so much missed opportunity here by NOT placing marker within Genoa!   Downtown Genoa, circa 1860. It's a little ridiculous why Genoa hasn't received a single SHPO marker.

Exact Description:
Carson Valley is the birthplace of Nevada. In 1850 a first settlement was made at Mormon Station, renamed Genoa in 1856. Here, in 1851, the first attempt to form a government was made. In 1861, Nevada's Territorial Government was established at Genoa.

Over the old road skirting the west bank of the Carson River thousands of immigrants moved southward to cross the Sierra, feeding their livestock on grass cut along the river. At Genoa, at Mottsville, settled in 1852; and at Sheridan, settled by Moses Job about 1854, they stopped to enjoy produce of the state's first gardens. Pony Express riders used this route in 1860, switching in 1861 to the shorter Dagget Trail, now Kingsbury Grade.

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Related Links & Markers:

 - 117 - Kingsbury Grade   - 121 - Mottsville   - 122 - Sheridan   - 207 - Carson Valley   Mormon Station S.H.P. (Nevada State Parks) 

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