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Churchill County
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Other than Fallon's wonderful "Hearts O Gold" cantaloupes and spectacular sunsets, Churchill County shares an equal gossiping with history seekers, particularly, the Pony Express. It's no wonder that nearly all of its historical markers either focus or make mention of the famous Trail. In an arid, desolate county like this one, it's hard to fathom yourself as one of the riders, traversing this remote landscape with no end in sight. What the riders wouldn't have given for a piece of blacktop like US 50, a solid line of direction in a robust sea of sagebrush. Boys and girls, this is a county where history can hide without many worries from a modern world. Unfortunately, it's a county where most people fly right on through without much notice. To that I say... what a shame. A person could truly spend his entire life just wandering the open hills, remote mountains and dry deserts of Churchill County, finding new ghost towns, prized rocks for collections, remote trout streams and even another Pony Express Station, forgotten and unclaimed by Nevada cartographers. To each his own.
The Markers
In terms of markers, Churchill unfortunately doesn't grant much in terms of variety. Most of its markers are accessed via US 50, so Fallon provides a comfortable base to work from. Fallon is a fast growing community, (some say a soon-to-be bedroom community of Reno and Sparks), with numerous motels, casinos/restaurants, grocery stores, auto repair shops, hospitals and sporting goods stores, truly a full-fledged "oasis" in the middle of an arid desert. Such amenities are needed too, considering that Fallon is the only town of significance within the county's 5,000 square miles! From the Forty Mile Desert (#26) to the county courthouse (#161) to New Pass Station (#135) and Wagon Jack Shelter (#110), prepare for lots of fun in this wild county!
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