Fish Lake Valley

"I'm listing it now in case I forget to list it on the website ... No matter which direction you come from, it's no small drive out here! I stopped into the Esmeralda Market in Dyer for a Dew and chatted with the shopowner for a few minutes, emphasizing the long way it is out here. His response ... "It's great isn't it?" -- July 2008

Along SR 264, 2.4 miles north of Dyer

Esmeralda
37.693929, -118.090193

Original Date Visited: 7/18/08
Signed: Both lanes of SR 264

Notes: Marker 133 is set far away from just about everything in all directions. The nearest major city from this location is Bishop, California, some seventy miles to the west. Make sure you do all the necessary precautions before making the very long trek to Fish Lake Valley. The "town" of Dyer has only a few very basic services for travelers. the main one which is the bar & grill if you need assistance. Try to combine this one with - 154 - Belleville to tackle two of these very remote markers in this general idea. As always, use your best judgement with this one.

Street View

Here's what you'll see!

Marker 133 stands in the shadow of the White Mountains! Welcome to Fish Lake Valley This one is so far out of the way it never received an upgrade in 2015! Don't forget to check out the hot spring

Exact Description:
This valley was settled when the Palmetto Mining District was discovered in 1866. In the 1870's, the Griffing & Nyman's, as well as the Pacific Borax Works, were extracting borax at Fish Lake.

The Carson and Columbus Stage Line ran northward to Aurora and Carson City, making connections with Logsprings in the Sylvania District and Lida. Several local ranches supplied food to the freight industry and mining communities.

A post office was opened at Fish Lake Valley in 1881.

(This marker commemorates the life and times of W.O. Harrell, known as "Harrell, the Irrepressible, Citizen Extraordinaire of Fish Lake Valley in the 1870's.")

Fish Lake Valley Hot Spring

Visiting Fish Lake Valley

COVERED IN US 95 ROAD TRIP

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Related Links & Markers:

- 20 - Columbus - 158 - Palmetto Nevada Towns: Aurora Nevada Towns: Dyer Nevada Towns: Fish Lake Valley Dyer & Fish Lake Valley (Travel Nevada)

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