"(#98) One of the greatest parks known afforded to us, citizens of this America, lies just over those mountains. The secret is ... how many people know about it. To regular open-space travelers like myself, too many." -- March 2008

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Along US 6/50, 34 miles east of Ely White Pine   39.071220, -114.449490

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Original Date Visited: 3/14/08
Signed: Both lanes of US 6/50

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Did You Know ... The largest gold nugget ever found in Nevada came from Osceola? This gold nugget was mined out of the ground around 1875 from the namesake Osceola Mine and came in a whopping 4.67 lbs. Taken into today's inflationary price, this nugget renders a value close to $372,000. You can find it on display behind inch-thick glass inside the Nevada State Museum in Carson City. See all 274 Nevada Fun Facts here

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Street View

Here's what you'll see!

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Marker 98 and its lonely view into Spring Valley. The rugged peaks in the top center lie just outside of the national park.   Marker 98 at the far eastern end of Nevada Lonely and abandoned in Osceola Downtown Osceola, circa 1883

Exact Description:
Osceola, most famous of the White Pine County gold producers, was probably the longest-lived placer camp in Nevada.

The gold-bearing quartz belt found in 1872 was 12 miles long by 7 miles wide. Placer gold was found in 1877 in a deep ravine indenting the area. Miners first used the simple process of the common "49" rocker. Hydraulic monitors were later used to mine the gold from the 10' to 200' thick gravel beds. One nugget found was valued at $6,000.

Osceola was a good business town because of its location near the cattle and grain ranches and gardens of the Spring and Snake Valleys.

Famous district mines were: the Cumberland, Osceola, Crescent and Eagle, Verde, Stem-Winder, Guilded Age, Grandfather Snide, Red Monster, and the Saturday Night.

The camp produced nearly $5 million primarily in gold, with some silver, lead, and tungsten. Intermittent mining continues.

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   Marker Superlative

- 98 - is the last historical marker on eastbound US 50.

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Marker 98 in lonely eastern Nevada.

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A Visit to Four White Pine Ghost Towns!

Visit the SHPO Markers of White Pine County

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COVERED IN MY US 50 ROAD TRIP

COVERED IN US MY 93 ROAD TRIP

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Related Links & Markers:

 - 54 - Ward Mining District   Osceola (Western Mining History)   Osceola (Nevada Expeditions)   Osceola: Great Basin Heritage Area   Great Basin National Park (NPS) 

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