"That massive cone-shaped peak in the distance marks a view into Oregon ... Disaster Peak and the desolate Jordan Valley. Welcome to the Beaver State. No coastal views here." -- August 2008

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SE corner of US 95 and South Rd., 4 miles south of McDermitt Humboldt   41.943045, -117.707536

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Original Date Visited: 8/28/09
Signed: NDOT highway signage; northbound lane of US 95

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Street View

Here's what you'll see!

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The quiet surroundings of Marker 144 Looking north. the horizon you see is Oregon.   The original station building on Fort McDermitt

Exact Description:
Established in 1865, it was first called Quinn River Camp No. 33 (on the East Fork) then renamed in honor of military District Commander Lt. Col. Charles McDermitt, who was killed by Indians. Typically, the fort consisted of several adobe, stone and frame buildings surrounding a square. Its purpose was to protect the Virginia City-Quinn River Valley-Oregon Road. Twenty-four years of operation made it the longest active Army fort in Nevada. Its troops participated in the Modoc War and the Bannock and Shoshone Indian troubles. It was the last of the Nevada Army posts in service when converted into an Indian reservation school in 1889.

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 COVERED IN US 95 ROAD TRIP

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Related Links & Markers:

 - 143 - Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins (1844-1891)   - 146 - McDermitt Indian Reservation (Northern Paiute)   - 147 - People of the Humboldt   - 148 - Two Battles of Pyramid Lake   - 162 - Camp McGarry   Fort McDermitt Paiute Tribe (Official Site) 

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