Spooner Area

Spooner Area (HM1BKN)

Location: Carson City, NV 89703
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 6.373', W 119° 55.077'

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Logging and Lumbering Period 1868 - 1895

This area bears the name of Michele E. Spooner, a French Canadian entrepreneur, who, along with others, was instrumental in establishing the wood and lumber industry which supplied the needs of the Comstock mines and mills.

In 1868 Spooner became a partner with Oliver and John Lonkey, the Elliot Brothers, Henry M. Yerington, William Fairburn and Simon Dubois in the Summit Fluming Company and operated a shingle mill and sawmill. In 1870 Yerington, Bliss & Company took over the Summit Fluming Company.

In 1873 another sawmill was erected at Spooner Meadows. Later in 1873, all the mills were taken over by the Carson & Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company. This company, headquartered at Glenbrook, went on to become the largest of the three huge combines supplying wood and lumber to the Comstock.
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HM NumberHM1BKN
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Marker Number225
Placed ByDivision of Historic Preservation and Archeology, Division of State Parks
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Date Added Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 at 4:16am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 247685 N 4332618
Decimal Degrees39.10621667, -119.91795000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 6.373', W 119° 55.077'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 6' 22.38" N, 119° 55' 4.62" W
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Area Code(s)775
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 885-899 US Route 30, Carson City NV 89703, US
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