Nye

13 historical markers in Nevada

Brushed metal plaque № 48830

Carvers, NV

Big Smokey Valley. Named for its hazy distances, this valley has witnessed a parade of famous men and stirring events.

Brushed metal plaque № 48844

Beatty, NV

Old Boundary. The 37th degree north latitude is marked at this point as the dividing line between the territories of Utah and New Mexico...

Brushed metal plaque № 48881

Round Mountain, NV

Round Mountain. One of the early-1900s gold camps, Round Mountain, was distinct for a variety of reasons.

Brushed metal plaque № 48922

Manhattan, NV

Belmont. Belmont sits at an elevation of 7,400 feet.

Brushed metal plaque № 48943

Austin, NV

Ione. Ione Valley had a dense and permanent aboriginal population, dating back about 5,000 years.

Brushed metal plaque № 48948

Mercury, NV

Nevada Test Site. Tests of devices for defense and for peaceful uses of nuclear explosives have been conducted here since the 1950s.

Brushed metal plaque № 48954

Pahrump, NV

Chief Tecopa Peacemaker Of The Paiutes.

Brushed metal plaque № 48956

Beatty, NV

Beatty. Beatty was the center of three short-lived, so-called “gold” railroads that were spawned by early 1900s strikes in Tonopah,...

Manhattan

Manhattan, NV

Manhattan “The Pine Tree Camp”.

Ophir.

Round Mountain, NV

Ophir. Well up into the canyon above, the massive stone foundations of a costly and splendid stamp mill as well as the stone walls of an...

Tate’s Stage Station 1886 1901.

Carvers, NV

Tate’s Stage Station 1886 1901.

Tonopah.

Tonopah, NV

Tonopah. Jim Butler, District Attorney of Nye County, is credited with the turn-of-century discovery, which ended a twenty-year slump in...

Tybo

Tonopah, NV

Tybo (Silver — Lead — Zinc Camp).

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