Delamar, The "Widow Maker" - Lincoln County, NV - Nevada Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

This Nevada Historical Marker is on a road-side pull out on the south side of US 93 (the Great Basin Highway). This is a full-sized blue outline Nevada marker. A note at the URL below indicates that this marker is "missing" so this might be a replacement.

Marker Title (required): Delamar, The "Widow Maker" Marker Number (If official State Marker from NV SHPO website above, otherwise leave blank): 90 Marker Text (required): John and Olivia Ferguson discovered gold twelve miles south of here in 1891. The original name of the camp they established was Ferguson. However, it was eventually renamed 'Deamar" after John DeLamar, an entrepreneur who bought the best mining claims in 1893 for $150,000. Eventually, over 1,500 residents settled in this isolated place. The town contained a newspaper, hospital, school, churches, saloons, stores, a theater, and professionals. Entertainment included brass bands, dance orchestras, and stage attractions at the opera house. Water came from Meadows Valley Wash 12 miles away. All other materials were hauled through the mountains by mule teams 150 miles from a railroad head at Milford, Utah. For 16 years, most of the bullion was hauled out in the same manner. The dry milling process used prior to the introduction of wet methods created a fine silica dust, or "death" dust, causing the deaths of many residents and gave the town its nickname, "The Widow Maker." Delmar produced $250,000,000 in gold and was Nevada's leading producer at the lead of the twentieth century. County (required): Lincoln Marker Type (required): Full Size (with blue painted mesh) Is Marker Damaged? (required): No URL - Website (optional): [Web Link] Other Marker Type (optional): Not listed Other Damage Type (optional): Not listed

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