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 Panaca Spring Posted by:  brwhiz
N 37° 47.742 W 114° 23.106
11S E 730236 N 4186368
Nevada State Historical Marker No. 160 is located in the park on the north side of the junction of Panaca Spring Road and Ernst Street.
Waymark Code: WMF97J
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2012
Views: 9
This Historical Marker describes the importance of Panaca Spring to early settlers.
Marker Title (required): Panaca Spring
Marker Number (If official State Marker from NV SHPO website above, otherwise leave blank): 160
Marker Text (required):
The large constant flow of warm water from this spring created the desert oasis of Meadow Valley. First noted by Manley’s ill-fated Death Valley Party in 1849, the site was cultivated in 1858 by Brigham Young’s White Mountain Mission Men, who sought a desert refuge should a federal invasion of Utah occur. The site was abandoned that same year, when the federal government quelled the Mormon resistance.
Dependent on these spring waters, Mormons built the first permanent settlement in southern Nevada at Panaca in 1864. For 80 years, all domestic needs depended on this water.
The Meadow Valley Mining District, including the Pioche area, was organized in 1864 with its center at Panaca Spring.
County (required): Lincoln
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): [Web Link]
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