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 Elko Posted by:  brwhiz
N 40° 50.487 W 115° 45.209
11T E 605086 N 4521904
Nevada State Historical Marker No. 106 is located at the northweastern edge of Main City Park across the driveway from the Northeastern Nevada Museum at 1515 Idaho Street in Elko, Nevada.
Waymark Code: WMF8DC
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2012
Views: 4
This Historic Marker honors the long history of Elko and its railroad past.
Marker Title (required): Elko
Marker Number (If official State Marker from NV SHPO website above, otherwise leave blank): 106
Marker Text (required):
On December 29, 1868, representatives of the Central Pacific Railroad started laying out lots for the future town of Elko. By 1870, the thriving town had 5,000 people. There was an immense volume of freight and passenger traffic over the stageline roads north and south from the railhead at Elko to the mining area.
The University of Nevada was originally built in Elko in 1874 and remained here until 1885, at which time it was moved to Reno to its present location.
By the early 1870's, Elko became the marketing and economic center for northeastern Nevada's vast range livestock empire. In the 1870's and 1880's, great ranching principalities were built on Elko County's vast rangelands. These ranches were ruled over, absolutely, by such powerful and colorful cattle kings as L.R. "Broadhorns" Bradley, Nevada's second Governor and its first "cowboy" Governor; the French Garat family, Spanish Altubes, and John Sparks, Governor of Nevada in the early years of this century.
Elko remains the economic hub of Nevada's greatest range area. At the same time, it has also become a recreation-tourism center in northeast Nevada.
County (required): Elko
Marker Type (required): Full Size (with blue painted mesh)
Other Marker Type (optional): None
Is Marker Damaged? (required): No
Other Damage Type (optional): None
URL - Website (optional): Not listed
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