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
  • Stewart Indian School

    Location: Southern Carson City
    Directions: Along Snyder Ave (SR 518) at the Stewart Indian School
    (Located 1 mile E of US 395)

    N39° 07' 03.9"   W119° 45' 22.5"

    Location: 2
    Visibility: 1
    Accessibility: 1
    Marker type: St (L)
       

    Date Conquered: 6/22/07
    Nearest Intersection: Clear Creek Dr.
    Quick Description: A marker commemorates one of the few schools for Nevada Indians.
    Signed: Yes -- However, the signage for #91 is strange! In comparison to the other two markers along Snyder Ave, the sign for #91 finds itself a mile away along US 395! (see photo above) Why is this strange? #91 is nowhere near US 395! As a result, marker hunters new to Nevada are often completely thrown off by seeing this sign, thinking the marker could be on any one of the dozens of side streets from US 395. Re-locating this sign near #91 should be a definite consideration! In any case, there is only sign for #91, on the southbound lane of US 395 only.

    Full Description:
    Exact description as reads ...

    Originally known as the Carson Indian Training School, Stewart Indian School, operated by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, provided vocational training and academic education for American Indian students from throughout the west for nearly a century.

    W.D.C. Gibson, the first superintendent, renamed the boarding school in honor of U.S. Senator William Morris Stewart of Nevada, the principal figure in obtaining Congressional authorization and funding for the institution.

    In the early 1920's, superintendent Frederick Snyder initiated a building program. Students worked with stone masons, some of American Indian ancestry, to construct the handsome stone structures that still grace the grounds.

    A little beat off the beaten path... but well worth the visit!

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