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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM213W_fort-mcdermitt_McDermitt-NV.html
Established in 1865, Fort McDermitt was originally called Quinn River Camp #33 on the East Fork, then renamed in honor of Lt. Col. Charles McDermitt who died while fighting American Indians. The fort consisted of several adobe, stone, and frame bu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UNK_humboldt-canal-historical_Winnemucca-NV.html
Built 1862-1869 Veered to West Fifth Street
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UN9_butch-cassidys-wild-bunch-bank-robbery-historical_Winnemucca-NV.html
First National Bank Robbed Sept. 1900 by Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch 1969
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UN3_winnemucca-world-war-i-american-legion-honor-roll-a-war-memorial_Winnemucca-NV.html
Our Men Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice Vernon Crossen · Marine William Kent Lamb · Navy Chester Arthur Lillie · Field Hospital Ole Admundsen Littleton · Infantry Harold Martin · Ammunition Train …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JFQ_winneva-building_Winnemucca-NV.html
Now Phillips Furniture Successor to E. Reinhart and Company 1868 — 1968
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C15_california-trail-trading-post_Winnemucca-NV.html
"Saw in this distance a flag flying denoting a trading post, rode over to it but found the most they had to sell was very poor whiskey. ... These traders get a great price for everything they sell." - Henry S. Anable, Aug. 25, 1852
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1C14_california-trail-humboldt-sloughs_Winnemucca-NV.html
"The water is warm and tastes but little better than soap suds. We use acid in all the water we drink, by that means we manage to get along, although we are all anxious to get off this river" - Ephriam Brandiff, Aug. 16, 1852
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19WY_golconda_Golconda-NV.html
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 Paci…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19WX_about-your-journey_Winnemucca-NV.html
Whichever direction your travels take you, you're going to have a similar experience to what the California-bound emigrants had. You're going to see the same country, except for the towns and the ranch meadows. The big difference, though, is that …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19WV_international-intrigue-and-the-humboldt-river_Winnemucca-NV.html
Before nearly quarter of a million California-bound emigrants followed the path of the Humboldt River from 1841 to 1869, someone had to have first explored the Humboldt and figured out where it went. That someone was Peter Skene Ogden, who travele…
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