John "Snowshoe" Thompson / James T. Fennimore

John "Snowshoe" Thompson / James T. Fennimore (HMEEX)

Location: Virginia City, NV 89440 Storey County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 18.606', W 119° 38.981'

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Dedicated to two of Nevada's brawniest pioneers: James T. Fennimore, who, on a wild night in 1859, christened this town Virginia - and to John "Snowshoe" Thompson who carried the mails on homemade skis during the crescent years of the Comstock Lode. Erected June 13, 1959 by Snowshoe Thompson Chapter E Clampus Vitus.
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HM NumberHMEEX
Series This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series, and the More Than Words series.
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Year Placed1959
Placed ByE Clampus Vitus, Snowshoe Thompson Chapter
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 11:34am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 271547 N 4354537
Decimal Degrees39.31010000, -119.64968333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 18.606', W 119° 38.981'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 18' 36.36" N, 119° 38' 58.86" W
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Area Code(s)775
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1-85 C St, Virginia City NV 89440, US
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