Lyon

16 historical markers in Nevada

Brushed metal plaque № 48788

Dayton, NV

Dayton. Dayton, one of the earliest settlements in Nevada, was first known as a stopping place on the river for California–bound pioneers.

Brushed metal plaque № 48796

Dayton, NV

Dayton Chinatown. Dayton is the site of Nevada’s first China Town.

Brushed metal plaque № 48848

Moundhouse. Mound House was located one-half mile north of this point.

Brushed metal plaque № 48897

Wabuska, NV

Wabuska. Wabuska (perhaps a Washoe Indian term, for white grass) was first established in the early 1870s as a station on the stage and...

Brushed metal plaque № 48960

Stagecoach, NV

Desert Well Station (Overland Mail And Stage Station).

Brushed metal plaque № 48975

Silver Springs, NV

Buckland’s Station. Samuel S. Buckland was a true pioneer.

Camels In Dayton.

Dayton, NV

Camels In Dayton. Camels were imported into the United States for military purposes in the mid-1850’s.  Lt. Edward Beale of the U.S. Army...

Dayton Cemetery.

Dayton, NV

Dayton Cemetery. Founded in 1851, this is one of the oldest constantly maintained cemeteries in Nevada.

Dayton School House 1865.

Dayton, NV

Dayton School House 1865.

Devil’s Gate

Silver City, NV

Devil’s Gate. It gives .

Hall’s Station.

Dayton, NV

Hall’s Station. Spafford Hall built this station and trading post in the early 1850s to accommodate emigrants bound for California.

Nevada’s First Gold Discovery.

Dayton, NV

Nevada’s First Gold Discovery.

Sutro.

Dayton, NV

Sutro. Sutro was a town, a tunnel, and a man.

Union Hotel & Post Office.

Dayton, NV

Union Hotel & Post Office.

Wellington.

Wellington, NV

Wellington. Following the mining boom in the Aurora District in 1860, Jack Wright and Leonard Hamilton built a bridge across the West...

Wilson Canyon.

Yerington, NV

Wilson Canyon. Wilson Canyon and the Wilson Mining District were named for brothers David and “Uncle Billy” Wilson.

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