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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2COD_making-charcoal_Ely-NV.html
Making Charcoal. . The charcoal making process took a total of 13 days and 35 cords of wood, from the time each oven was filled, burned, and then emptied. The wood was hauled by wagons or hand carts to the front of the oven, and the process of lay…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BES_ely-forging-the-link_Ely-NV.html
James H. Simpson put the future site of Ely on the map during his 1859 exploration through the Great Basin. In the 1860's, silver and gold deposits were discovered nearby in what became the Robinson Mining District. Ely developed as a regional cen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BER_nevada-northern-railway_Ely-NV.html
Mark Requa's Nevada Consolidated Copper Company built a 150-mile line from Cobre on the Southern Pacific to Ely in 1905-06 to haul ore from Copper Flat mines west of Ely.
Ore was loaded into railroad gondolas at Copper Flat for the trip to the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1A7K_schellbourne-gateway-to-the-goshute-nation_Ely-NV.html
Before Schellbourne: Before the Lincoln Highway, before the Pony Express, and before wagon trains rolled across the plains, the Kusiutta people (the Goshute people) lived here. This desert home has made survival difficult, but the extreme climate …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19OY_the-lincoln-highway_Ely-NV.html
The Visionary: Carl Fisher was a dreamer with an entrepreneurial spirit. After amassing a large fortune and building a reputation in the auto-parts industry, Fisher began to dream of building a paved hard-surface, coast-to-coast highway. He envisi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19OX_the-pony-express_Ely-NV.html
Mail From Coast to Coast: During the mid-1800s, American settlers were on the move, relocating from crowded Eastern cities to the untamed wilderness of the West. Many made their way to California. With the surge of settlers, California began to th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19OW_the-crowds-cheered-on_Ely-NV.html
In 1845, it took six months to get a message from the East Coast of the United States to California. By the late 1850s, a half million people had migrated west and were demanding up-to-date news from home. Something had to be done to deliver mail …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19OV_speedy-riders_Ely-NV.html
The first teams of Pony Express riders amazed the nation by accomplishing their east and west bound deliveries within the projected 10 day schedule. The speed of the riders even had a role in swaying a divided California to stay with the union dur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19OU_strength-and-endurance_Ely-NV.html
Descriptions of the variety and number of horses used by the Pony Express became distorted during the course of its history since November 1861. In general, the type of horse used for carrying the rider and mail depended greatly on the region. The…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM86_cherry-creek_Ely-NV.html
Here, at one time, was the largest town in White Pine County. Part of the Cherry Creek Mining District, Cherry Creek's years of largest gold and silver production were between 1872 and 1883. At the peak of its prosperity, the town had an estimated…