Camels in Dayton - Dayton, NV
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member heringermr
N 39° 14.320 W 119° 35.480
11S E 276352 N 4346462
Located along Old U.S. Highway 50 in Dayton, Nevada, this marker commemorates the experimental use of Camels in the Southwest.
Waymark Code: WMEHFT
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member Uncle Alaska
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Marker Title (required): Camels in Dayton

Marker Number (If official State Marker from NV SHPO website above, otherwise leave blank): 199

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CAMELS IN DAYTON Camels were imported into the United States for military purposes in the mid-1850s. Lt. Edward Beale of the U.S.Army tested the animals for possible caravan operations in the deserts of the southwest. The experiment was not successful and the camels were auctioned off. Some were brought here to haul wood and salt to the mines and mills of the Comstock. They were corraled behind this stone building, known as the Leslie Hay Barn. Used extensively between Sacramento and Nevada points for some ten years, the camels were later abandoned to fend for themselves. Few were seen after the 1880s. STATE HISTORICAL MARKER No. 199 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE DAYTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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