Historical Markers of Carson City
- HM 1 - Empire and Carson River Mills
- HM 25 - Nevada's Capitol
- HM 44 - Carson City
- HM 70 - Bliss Mansion
- HM 71 - Methodist Church of Carson City
- HM 72 - Nevada State Children's Home
- HM 75 - Government Building
- HM 76 - Eagle Valley
- HM 77 - Dat So La Lee
- HM 78 - Orion Clemens Home
- HM 91 - Stewart Indian School
- HM 134 - Trans-Sierran Pioneer Flight
- HM 175 - Stewart-Nye Residence
- HM 179 - First Air Flights in Nevada
- HM 180 - The Warm Springs Hotel
- HM 181 - The Washo Indians
- HM 193 - Historic Flume and Lumber Yard
- HM 194 - Gardner's Ranch
- HM 196 - The U.S. Mint of Carson City
- HM 213 - Lakeview
- HM 235 - Camp Nye
- HM 243 - Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight
- HM 250 - State Printing Building
- HM 252 - Rinckel Mansion
- HM 258 - Weather Observatory
- HM 259 - The Governor's Mansion
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*HM 72*
-- Nevada State Children's Home --
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Location: Carson City
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Date Conquered: 6/7/07
Nearest Intersection: Tenth St.
Quick Description: A unique marker noting the first child orphanage in Nevada.
Signed: No -- Historically, this marker was never signed.
GPS: LAT, N39° 09' 36.2" LON, W119° 45' 51.9"
Full Description:
The Nevada Orphans' Asylum, a privately funded institution, was opened in Virginia City May 1867 by Sister Frederica Migrath and two other nuns of the Sisters of Charity. By 1870, most of its functions were taken over by the Nevada Orphans' Home at Carson City. Authorized in 1869, by the legislature and constructed on this site, the first child was admitted October 28, 1870.
In 1903, the first building gave way to a larger one, constructed of sandstone from the State Prison Quarry east of Carson City. This edifice, a Carson City landmark, served until 1963 as Nevada's home for dependant and neglected children. In the 1940's, its name was changed to the Nevada State Children's Home. During the 1950's, the name "Sunny Acres" was also used.
The stone building was in turn replaced in 1963, in accordance with the modern concept of family-sized groups housed in cottages.
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