Elko
Brushed metal plaque № 48832
Wells, NV
Humboldt Wells. These springs, seen as marshy spots and small ponds of water in the meadows, are Humboldt Wells, a historic oasis on the...
Brushed metal plaque № 48835
Tuscarora, NV
Tuscarora. This colorful historic camp originated with an 1867 discovery of placer gold by John and Steve Beard.
Brushed metal plaque № 48859
Montello, NV
Unknown Soldiers. Victims of the influenza epidemic of 1918, ten soldiers died and were buried here without identity.
Brushed metal plaque № 48891
Elko, NV
Elko Airport. On April 6, 1926, Varney Air Lines pilot Leon Cuddeback carried one bag of mail and landed his tiny Curtiss Swallow biplane...
Brushed metal plaque № 48935
Owyhee, NV
Duck Valley Indian Reservation.
Carlin Canyon.
Carlin, NV
Carlin Canyon. In December 1828, Peter Skene Ogden and his trapping brigade (Hudson’s Bay Company’s Fifth Snake Country Expedition) were...
Carlin.
Carlin, NV
Carlin. Carlin, the oldest town in Elko County, was established as a railroad division point in December 1868 by the Central Pacific...
Diamondfield Jack Davis.
Jackpot, NV
Diamondfield Jack Davis.
Dinner Station.
Elko, NV
Dinner Station. Dinner Station stands as a reminder of Nevada’s stagecoach era.
Elko.
Elko, NV
Elko. On December 29, 1868, representatives of the Central Pacific Railroad started laying out lots for the future town of Elko.
Fort Halleck Site 1867 1886.
Elko, NV
Fort Halleck Site 1867 1886.
Jarbidge Community Hall.
Jarbidge, NV
Jarbidge Community Hall.
Jarbidge.
Jarbidge, NV
Jarbidge. As early as 10000 years ago, Native American hunting parties camped near horn to hunt game.
Lamoille Valley.
Lamoille, NV
Lamoille Valley. Because heavy grazing and traffic denuded the grass from the main Fort Hall route of the California Emigrant Trail along...
Pilot Peak.
West Wendover, NV
Pilot Peak. The high, symmetrically shaped mountain seen rising to the north is Pilot Peak, named by John C. Fremont on his expedition of...
Ruby Valley Pony Express Station.
Elko, NV
Ruby Valley Pony Express Station.
West End Of Hastings Cutoff.
Elko, NV
West End Of Hastings Cutoff.