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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJJN_techatticup-mine_Searchlight-NV.html
The Techatticup Mine, located in 1861, was the most important mine in El Dorado Canyon. It produced millions of dollars in gold ore, and was originally served by steamboats on the Colorado River. The mine's name is taken from two Paiute words mean…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJJK_eldorado-canyon_Boulder-City-NV.html
Eldorado Canyon runs east from here to the Colorado River and was the site of one of Nevada's mining booms. Prospectors began digging for gold and silver here, about 1859, forming the Colorado Mining District. The three largest mines, the Techatti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJJJ_el-dorado-canyon_Searchlight-NV.html
Toward the Colorado River from this point runs El Dorado Canyon where occurred one of the biggest mining booms in Nevada history. Gold and Silver mines were developed here about 1859 and soon rich mines were developed. In the 1860's the canyon was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJJI_el-dorado-canyon_Searchlight-NV.html
Toward the Colorado River from this point runs El Dorado Canyon where occurred one of the biggest mining booms in Nevada history. Gold and Silver mines were developed here about 1859 and soon rich mines were developed. In the 1860's the canyon was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJJG_bootleg-canyon_Boulder-City-NV.html
Originally a Native American trail, Bootleg Canyon - also called the Hooch Highway was a well-known backdoor into Boulder City and the Hoover Dam construction site during prohibition. Bootleggers brewed illegal alcohol in stills hidden in draws an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJIM_first-las-vegas-post-office_Las-Vegas-NV.html
John Steele, one of the original L. D. S. missionaries, secured a mail grant for the Las Vegas Mission. The documents to establish the Post Office, and, appointing William Bringhurst Postmaster, were brought from Salt Lake City by Benjamin H Hulse…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJIK_las-vegas-fort_Las-Vegas-NV.html
In 1855 Pres. Brigham Young appointed a company of men under the leadership of William Bringhurst to establish a colony at Las Vegas. The company left Salt Lake May 10 and arrived at Las Vegas June 14, 1855 and camped near this site. William Bring…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJHF_hoover-dam-turbine-runner_Boulder-City-NV.html
This cast steel turbine runner (water wheel), which is 14.2 feet in diameter and weighs over 34 tons, powered the N-7 generator at Hoover Dam Power Plant from 1944 to 1982. The function of a turbine runner is to convert the force of falling water,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJHE_the-old-spanish-trail-armijos-route_Henderson-NV.html
On January 8, 1830, the first pack train to pass from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Los Angles crossed Las Vegas Valley. Antonio Armijo, a merchant in Santa Fe, commanded the train and roughly sixty men. The successful completion of the journey opened a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJGQ_old-spanish-trail_Sloan-NV.html
This portion of the Old Spanish Trail was discovered in January, 1830, by Antonio Armijo during his first trip from Santa Fe to Los Angeles. The spring just north of this marker provided excellent water and fed meadows of luxuriant grass for draft…