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 (1888-1970)
- 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
Nevada Landmarks Home Page
*HM 76*
-- Eagle Valley --
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Location: Southern Carson City
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Date Conquered: 6/22/07
Nearest Intersection: Oak St.
Quick Description: A marker honoring Eagle Valley as a prime location for early travel routes.
Signed: Yes -- Signed on both lanes of Snyder Ave.
GPS: LAT, N39° 07' 29.4" LON, W119° 46' 03.0"
Full Description:
Centrally located between the first Nevada settlement at Genoa and precious metal deposits of the Comstock Lode, Eagle Valley, site of present Carson City, was a vital link in land communications.
One of the key California Emigrant Routes, the Carson branch of the California Emigrant Trail, crossing the Sierra Nevada at Kit Carson Pass, came through Eagle Valley roughly along Sage Drive, a block east of this point.
The first Overland Telegraph, colloquially known as "Bee's Grapevine", from F.A. Bee, its builder, was completed from Placerville to Carson City in 1859. In this area, it followed what is now Highway U.S. 395. The Pony Express (1860-1861) and the Butterfield-Wells-Fargo Overland Stages (1862-1868) followed the same route.
The Virginia & Truckee Railway in its extension to Carson Valley and Minden in 1906 used the route of Biglow Drive six blocks east.
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