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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQEO_the-boulder-dam-hotel_Boulder-City-NV.html
The Boulder Dam Hotel has been part of Boulder City history since its opening in 1933. Designed by Mort Wagner the hotel was built by Paul Stewart "Jim" Webb, Raymond Spilsbury, and Austin Clark. It is located in Cardenas Plaza - known today as Ho…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQEB_puddlers-break_Boulder-City-NV.html
Legend has it there are many workers buried in Hoover Dam. However, due to the manner in which the Dam was constructed, this would have been impossible. "Puddlers" directed buckets of concrete over empty forms, released the concrete, and then used…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQEA_alabam_Boulder-City-NV.html
At the height of Hoover Dam construction, more than 7,000 men labored in Black Canyon. Some jobs were glamorous and exciting, such as the high scalers who swung over the canyon on ropes or the cableway operators who kept concrete buckets moving 24…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQE9_hoover-dam-memorial_Boulder-City-NV.html
[ Front ]:They endured the hardships so all of America might prosper
This Memorial was contributed by the men and women who built Hoover Dam to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its dedicationSeptember 30, 1985[ Right Side ]:The Hard HatPromi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQE8_frank-t-crowe_Boulder-City-NV.html
[ Front ]:"The Old Man"Francis Trenholm CroweBorn: October 12, 1882Died: February 26, 1946
World's Outstanding Builder of Dams[ Right Side ]:"We had 5,000 men in a 4000-foot canyon. The problem was to set up the right sequence of jobs so they w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQE7_railroad-pass_Henderson-NV.html
Named for an 1890's railroad which was never built, Railroad Pass first became a destination after Professor Robert T. Hill discovered alunite in the area in 1908. A mining district was formed, but only small amounts of gold were found. Mines in t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQDX_the-pioneer-saloon_Las-Vegas-NV.html
George Fayle moved to southern Nevada from Calico, California in 1904. He settled at Goodsprings Junction, which was later renamed for his wife Jean. In 1912, he moved to Goodsprings. He built the Pioneer Saloon in 1913, later building the Fayle G…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQDW_goodsprings-mining-district-1856-1957_Goodsprings-NV.html
Ore deposits readily recognized in the faulted and folded limestone deposits of this district remained unworked until 1856, when the Mormons developed a single lead mine at Potosi—probably the oldest lode mine in Nevada.
Named for cattlem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQDV_goods-spring_Jean-NV.html
This small spring, first used by Anasazi and Paiute people, also sustained the caravan that pioneered a pack route now known as the Old Spanish Trail. En route to Los Angeles from Santa Fe, trader Antonio Armijo, 60 men and 100 mules camped here o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQDR_old-elko-fire-bell_Jean-NV.html
According to the early history of Elko, Nevada, this curfew and fire bell played a vital role for local citizenry. It often rang to signal disastrous fires, deaths of celebrities, and celebrations.
Harbinger of both good tidings and bad, the b…