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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24G_pioneers_Flovilla-NV.html
Dedicated to those stalwart pioneers who forged an oasis out of the desert sands
The St. Thomas Cemetery was established in the 1860s in the town of St. Thomas, Nevada. Anticipating inundation of the town by the waters of Lake Mead, the graves…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24E_moapa-valley-pioneers_Moapa-Valley-NV.html
In 1864 Brigham Young called for settlers to colonize the Muddy (now Moapa) Valley. On January 8, 1865, eleven men and three women arrived and began the first settlement at St. Thomas, now covered by the waters of Lake Mead. Later other settlement…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24D_lost-city-museum_Georgetown-NV.html
This property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Museum was built in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps to display artifacts of prehistoric Native American cultures.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM24C_fay-perkins-sr_Georgetown-NV.html
January 28, 1885—October 10, 1962
Fay Perkins Sr., was born in Overton, Nevada and spent his entire life in Moapa Valley. In 1924, Fay Perkins and his brother John Perkins reported to Governor James G. Scrugham that many ancient Indian r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM210_a-town-at-the-bottom_Tonopah-NV.html
About two miles in front of you, the remains of the town of Callville lie buried in silt on the bottom of Lake Mead. Originally developed as a port on the Colorado River to supply goods to Mormon settlements, Callville had long been a desolate rui…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OJ_valley-of-fire_Church-Hill-NV.html
has been designated a National Natural Landmark
This site possesses exceptional value as an illustration of the Nation's Natural heritage and contributes to a better understanding of the environment.
1968 National Park Service United State…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OI_nevadas-first-state-park_Church-Hill-NV.html
This park, situated on the old Arrowhead Trail, was designated on March 26, 1935 as Boulder Dam-Valley of Fire State Park.
Though four state parks were established by concurrent legislation, Valley of Fire is considered Nevada's first state pa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OH_arrowhead-trail_Middletown-NV.html
1914—1924 Las Vegans claimed to be the originators of this all-weather route between Los Angels and Salt Lake City. From the beginning, the Arrowhead Trail was a "grass roots" effort including promotion by various chambers of commerce and vo…