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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26K1_the-demise-of-sam-brown_Minden-NV.html
"Brown was a heavy man, about 200lbs, noted as a lawless desperado whose name was terror to all who know, or had heard of him. He made his brags on the day of his death, which was his 30th birthday, that he had killed 11 men, and was going to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1W3O_carson-trail-entering-carson-valley-historical_Minden-NV.html
"We soon entered the lower end of Carson Valley. The steep mountains on our right, are thickly covered with pines... on the east side of the valley, the mountains present no green thing; all is naked and dreary." - Franklin Langworthy, Oct. 9, 1850
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VQ6_nevadas-birthplace-historical_Minden-NV.html
Carson Valley is the birthplace of Nevada. By 1851, people settled at a place they called Mormon Station, renamed Genoa in 1856. With the early establishment of a post office and local government, the community can lay claim to the title of "Nevad…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UNF_about-your-journey-historical_Minden-NV.html
Whichever direction your travels take you, you're going to have a similar experience to what the California-bound immigrants had. You're going to see the same country, except for the towns and ranch meadows. The big difference, though, is that you…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UMF_we-made-it-the-end-of-the-great-basin-historical_Minden-NV.html
You're now standing at the western edge of the Great Basin. If you were an emigrant headed to California, you would have entered the Great Basin 450 miles back along the trail in southern Idaho, or 500 miles back in Salt Lake City if you had taken…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UL3_originally-the-raycraft-dance-hall-historical_Minden-NV.html
Built: Spring of 1886 Foundation: Rock Building Size: 80 x 33 Feet - 16 Foot Ceiling Flooring: Best Quality Wood Available Constructed: By the Sons of Joseph Raycraft Joseph, acting as a wagon master for 300 souls, headed west with his family …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11K2_the-history-of-sunset-park_Minden-NV.html
The members of the Minden Town Board selected this site, on the Minden-Gardnerville boundary and adjacent to the telephone company offices, as a particularly appropriate location for what they have named "Sunset Park". In the early 1900's, Unit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQTN_cradlebaugh-bridge_Minden-NV.html
The remains of Cradlebaugh Bridge, built in 1861 by William Cradlebaugh, stand ? mile westward. This bridge shortened the distance from Carson City to Aurora in the then booming Esmeralda Mining District. There were two routes from Carson City …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFWB_minden-flour-milling-company_Minden-NV.html
Completed in 1908, the new mill was financed by many of the early residents of Minden. Initially, it could process 100 barrels of flour daily from the local grain. Its four silos held 65,000 bushels of grain. In 1921 the mill was described as "one…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFW2_douglas-county-courthouse_Minden-NV.html
The Nevada Legislature voted to move the county seat to Minden in 1916. The Courthouse, designed by F.J. Delongchamps, was built for $23,178 on a lot deeded from the Dangberg Land and Livestock Company. Originally the building housed all the count…
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