Eagle Valley

Eagle Valley (HMDPC)

Location: Carson City, NV 89701
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 7.499', W 119° 46.045'

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Centrally located between the first Nevada settlement at Genoa and the precious metal deposits of the Comstock Lode, Eagle Valley, site of present Carson City, was a vital link in land communications.

One of the key California emigrant routes, the Carson branch of the California Emigrant Trail, crossing the Sierra Nevada at Kit Carson Pass, came through Eagle Valley roughly along Sage Drive, a block east of this point.

The first overland telegraph, colloquially known as "Bee's Grapevine", from F. A. Bee, its builder, was completed from Placerville to Carson City in 1859. In this area, it followed what is now Highway US 395. The Pony Express (1860-1861) and the Butterfield-Wells Fargo Overland Stages (1862-1868) followed the same route.

The Virginia & Truckee Railway in its extension to Carson Valley and Minden in 1906 used the route of Bigelow Drive six blocks east.
State Historical Marker No. 76
Nevada State Park System
Overland Acres Association
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Marker Number76
Placed ByNevada State Park System and the Overland Acres Association
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Date Added Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 7:38am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 260767 N 4334293
Decimal Degrees39.12498333, -119.76741667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 7.499', W 119° 46.045'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 7' 29.94" N, 119° 46' 2.70" W
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Area Code(s)775
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 100-498 E Appion Way, Carson City NV 89701, US
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