Historical Markers of Churchill County
Location: Western Churchill County, 40 Mile District Directions: Junction of I-80 and US 95 at the Trinity Rest Area
N39° 56' 26.5" W118° 44' 58.1"
Date Conquered: 8/14/07 Quick Description: A marker noting Lovelock Cave and the ancient people who lived here. Signed: No -- Historically, this marker was never signed. Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Stretching before you are two vast sinks, terminal areas of the Humboldt and Carson River drainage systems. The marshy remnant of Lake Lahontan, between you and the distant Humboldt range, served as a life sustaining resource of wildlife for prehistoric man who lived by its shores. Generations occupied caves located on the lower slopes of the distant range. Scientific archeological excavation reveals that Lovelock and Ocala Caves served as homes to man from 2,000 B.C. to about 1840 A.D. What he left behind tells of a successful adaptation of his culture to a lakeside environment. Nearby Leonard Rock Shelter, with human occupancy dating from 5,000 B.C., is a National Historic Landmark. #147 admires its view of the hills that housed some of Nevada's earliest human inhabitants. Today, the sites of these federally-protected habitats can be still be accessed via long dirt roads from the interstate. A much better location for this marker would be along US 95 a few miles south or a few miles east along I-80. Either of these locations would be ideal for a better view of the cave's location.
Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Stretching before you are two vast sinks, terminal areas of the Humboldt and Carson River drainage systems. The marshy remnant of Lake Lahontan, between you and the distant Humboldt range, served as a life sustaining resource of wildlife for prehistoric man who lived by its shores. Generations occupied caves located on the lower slopes of the distant range. Scientific archeological excavation reveals that Lovelock and Ocala Caves served as homes to man from 2,000 B.C. to about 1840 A.D. What he left behind tells of a successful adaptation of his culture to a lakeside environment. Nearby Leonard Rock Shelter, with human occupancy dating from 5,000 B.C., is a National Historic Landmark. #147 admires its view of the hills that housed some of Nevada's earliest human inhabitants. Today, the sites of these federally-protected habitats can be still be accessed via long dirt roads from the interstate. A much better location for this marker would be along US 95 a few miles south or a few miles east along I-80. Either of these locations would be ideal for a better view of the cave's location.
Stretching before you are two vast sinks, terminal areas of the Humboldt and Carson River drainage systems. The marshy remnant of Lake Lahontan, between you and the distant Humboldt range, served as a life sustaining resource of wildlife for prehistoric man who lived by its shores. Generations occupied caves located on the lower slopes of the distant range. Scientific archeological excavation reveals that Lovelock and Ocala Caves served as homes to man from 2,000 B.C. to about 1840 A.D. What he left behind tells of a successful adaptation of his culture to a lakeside environment. Nearby Leonard Rock Shelter, with human occupancy dating from 5,000 B.C., is a National Historic Landmark. #147 admires its view of the hills that housed some of Nevada's earliest human inhabitants. Today, the sites of these federally-protected habitats can be still be accessed via long dirt roads from the interstate. A much better location for this marker would be along US 95 a few miles south or a few miles east along I-80. Either of these locations would be ideal for a better view of the cave's location.
Scientific archeological excavation reveals that Lovelock and Ocala Caves served as homes to man from 2,000 B.C. to about 1840 A.D. What he left behind tells of a successful adaptation of his culture to a lakeside environment. Nearby Leonard Rock Shelter, with human occupancy dating from 5,000 B.C., is a National Historic Landmark. #147 admires its view of the hills that housed some of Nevada's earliest human inhabitants. Today, the sites of these federally-protected habitats can be still be accessed via long dirt roads from the interstate. A much better location for this marker would be along US 95 a few miles south or a few miles east along I-80. Either of these locations would be ideal for a better view of the cave's location.
Nearby Leonard Rock Shelter, with human occupancy dating from 5,000 B.C., is a National Historic Landmark. #147 admires its view of the hills that housed some of Nevada's earliest human inhabitants. Today, the sites of these federally-protected habitats can be still be accessed via long dirt roads from the interstate. A much better location for this marker would be along US 95 a few miles south or a few miles east along I-80. Either of these locations would be ideal for a better view of the cave's location.
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