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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OJN_charcoal-burners-massacred-aug-18-1879_Eureka-NV.html
Giovanni PedroniMarcellus LocatelliTeodoro ZestaPompeo PattiniAntonio Canonica Charcoal Burners Massacred Aug. 18, 1879By A Sheriff's Posse Southwest Of TheFish Creek Ranch
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BHV_the-eureka-mining-district_Eureka-NV.html
"Mining is an art...one of the most ancient, the most necessary and the most profitable to mankind."Agricola, De Re Metallica, 1556In 1864, a group of prospectors from Austin, Nevada discovered rock containing a silver-lead mixture on Prospect Pea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BHP_eureka-opera-house_Eureka-NV.html
The opera house was constructed by Richard Ryland, Joseph Winzell, and M.D. Foley in October through December of 1880. They used the foundation of the Odd Fellows Hall. The building had been destroyed earlier in the year during a disastrous fire. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMYVT_bartine-outhouse_Eureka-NV.html
This historic five-hole outhouse was built for prominent Eureka businessman, Frederick Bartine (1888-1964). A native of Finland, Bartine immigrated here in 1901. Soon after, he prospered as owner of the Ruby Hill Water Works, the Bartine Ranch,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9JG_hamilton_Eureka-NV.html
The mines of the White Pine District were first discovered in 1865 and supported many thriving towns during the period 1868-1875. The most famous of these early towns was Hamilton, but there were others adjacent, such as Eberhardt, Treasure City a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9JF_eureka_Eureka-NV.html
"Eureka!" a miner is said to have exclaimed in September, 1864, when the discovery of rich ore was made here—and thus the town was named. Eureka soon developed the first important lead-silver deposits in the nation and during the furious boo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9JE_tannehill-cabin_Eureka-NV.html
The Tannehill brothers built this cabin for a residence in 1864 and lived here about a year before selling their mining interest to a New York company in 1866. The cabin subsequently went through a number of owners, including the firm of Nathan & …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9JD_eureka-sentinel-newspaper_Eureka-NV.html
When A. Skillman closed the Shermantown Reporter at Hamilton he moved is printing press to Eureka. Together with Dr. L.C. McKenny they started the Sentinel as a weekly paper in July 1870. It became a daily in June 1871 reporting local and internat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9JC_eureka-sentinel-building_Eureka-NV.html
Constructed in 1879 at a cost of $10,000, the Sentinel Building was designed by architect C.M. Bennett. The Eureka Sentinel was published in this building from 1879 to 1960. Three generations of the Skillman family, Archibald, Edward and Willis, e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9HO_eureka-courthouse_Eureka-NV.html
Built in 1879-80, of locally-fired brick and of sandstone quarried nearby, the Eureka County Courthouse remains a fine example of boom town Victorian opulence. This relic, scene of many famous trials, lives on in reflected glory of the days when E…
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