Reno's First Flagstaff - University of Nevada Reno - Reno, Nevada
N 39° 32.232 W 119° 48.900
11S E 258079 N 4380177
A remnant of the original Reno flagstaff, displayed on the Unversity of Nevada Reno campus, in Reno, Nevada.
Waymark Code: WMDZHB
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 03/13/2012
Views: 1
Just south of the Clark Administration Building and east of Manzanita Lake, this flagstaff remnant is displayed. An accompanying plaque reads:
THIS WOODEN POLE IS A REMNANT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO'S FIRST FLAGSTAFF THAT WAS DONATED TO THE UNIVERSITY BY THE CITIZENS OF RENO IN 1898. ORIGINALLY 90 FEET TALL, IT LOOMED HIGH ABOVE CAMPUS AS A SYMBOL OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND NATIONAL PATRIOTISM. IT WAS PLACED ORIGINALLY IN FRONT OF THE UNIVERSITY'S SECOND BUILDING, STEWART HALL WHERE IT STOOD UNTIL 1959. LATER, IT WAS LOCATED BETWEEN MORRILL HALL AND CLARK ADMINISTRATION. IT WAS MOVED TO THIS AREA IN 1998.
Group that erected the marker: University of Nevada Reno
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
1664 N. Virginia Street
Reno, NV USA
89557
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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