Blair

Blair (HM1OJ2)

Location: Silver Peak, NV 89047 Esmeralda County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 47.265', W 117° 38.193'

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Developed By Accident

Mining fever in the Tonopah boom reached out in all directions and revived many dormant mining towns. Land speculators at near-by Silver Peak bought up the land in that area and jacked the land prices so high that the 100-stamp mill planned at Silver Peak was built 1 1/2 miles west of here to become the hub of Blair.The Pittsburgh-Silver Peak Gold Mining Company built the 17 1/2 mile Silver Peak Railroad running north in 1906 and the big mill (Nevada's largest in its day) in 1907.The remnants of the stone buildings and mill foundations are the only remains of a once thriving, but short-lived mining town.By 1920, Blair was all but deserted.
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HM NumberHM1OJ2
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Marker Number174
Placed ByNevada State Park System. Harold C. Hendersen
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, October 11th, 2015 at 9:01am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 443951 N 4182456
Decimal Degrees37.78775000, -117.63655000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 47.265', W 117° 38.193'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 47' 15.9" N, 117° 38' 11.58" W
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Area Code(s)775, 702
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near NV-265, Silver Peak NV 89047, US
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