Golconda

Golconda (HM19WY)

Location: Golconda, NV 89414 Humboldt County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 56.917', W 117° 29.194'

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Golconda is a one time Utah Territory mining town whose hot springs, a landmark on the California Emigrant Trail, were of more enduring fame than its gold and silver boom.

In 1868, Golconda became an ore shipping station on the new Central Pacific Railroad. Renewed activity in 1897, resulted in the narrow gauge Golconda and Adelaide Railroad to the Adelaide Mine. Golconda grew to 500 inhabitants by 1899. But the next year the mine and mill closed and railroad service ceased.

The hot springs (97? to 150? F) flow at about 100 gallons per minute. A rare occurrance of tungsten in the silica deposit of a fossil vent, one mile east, was once mined. Active vents north of the railroad tracks were the site of a famous resort hotel until 1961 when it burned.
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HM NumberHM19WY
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Marker Number105
Year Placed1971
Placed ByNevada State Park System and Mrs. Myrtle Fields
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 12:41pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 459047 N 4533167
Decimal Degrees40.94861667, -117.48656667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 56.917', W 117° 29.194'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 56' 55.02" N, 117° 29' 11.64" W
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Area Code(s)775
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 73 Guernsey St, Golconda NV 89414, US
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