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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2129_desert-hills-cemetery_Beatty-NV.html
Beatty's first and only cemetery, the Desert Hills Cemetery dates back to the beginning of the community. Named for Montillus " Old Man" Beatty, the town was the center of the Bullfrog Mining District. The mining district got it's start with a str…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20U9_amargosa-valleys-clay-industry_Amargosa-Valley-NV.html
Near here is the site of the Bradford siding on the Death Valley Railroad spur of the Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad. This siding was used by the extensive clay quarries active in the Amargosa Valley from the 1920's until 1940. The first clay clai…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM20U8_jack-longstreet_Amargosa-Valley-NV.html
Jack Longstreet's life before 1880 is unknown. In 1880 Longstreet staked mining claims in Northern Arizona, claimed a Native American Wife, and two years later opened a saloon and drug store in Moapa, Nevada. By 1888, Longstreet was in Oasis Valle…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QVB_wm-billy-marsh_Tonopah-NV.html
Co-Founder of
Goldfield, Nevada
"The Greatest Gold Camp On Earth"
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QVA_harry-stimler_Tonopah-NV.html
Co-Founder of
Goldfield, Nevada
"The Greatest Gold Camp On Earth"
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OX9_undiscovered-silver-vein_Tonopah-NV.html
The hidden vein of silver ore in the middle of the road was exposed when the road was bladed in the 1950's. The vein was missed by the old timers and is an example of how all the outcropped veins looked when they were discovered by Jim Butler in M…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OX7_mizpah-mine-powder-magazine_Tonopah-NV.html
Used to store all dynamite, fuse and blasting caps used in Tonopah Mining Co. mines.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OX6_verdi-lumber-company-coal-bin_Tonopah-NV.html
Built around 1908, this building was used to house coal unloaded from the Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad in Tonopah. The bin was donated by Larry Moss and moved to this location by the Nye County Road Department.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OX5_into-the-depths_Tonopah-NV.html
Look above you to the large headframe of the Mizpah Mine on the hill. Imagine entering a cage at the bottom of that headframe. You would be lowered 1,500 feet (more than a 1/4 of a mile!), the depth of the Mizpah shaft. When you reached the bottom…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OX0_teamsters_Tonopah-NV.html
Once the ore was mined and sacked, it had to be hauled to the railroad. That task was entrusted to the Teamsters, so called because they drove teams of mules, horses or both. Each Teamster was assisted by a Swamper, who watered and fed the team at…