Historical Markers of Churchill County
- HM 10 - Sand Mountain
- HM 19 - Ragtown
- HM 26 - Forty Mile Desert
- HM 27 - Grimes Point (Prehistoric Rock Art Site)
- HM 83 - Rock Creek (Cold Springs Station)
- HM 110 - Wagon Jack Shelter
- HM 111 - Edwards Creek Valley
- HM 135 - New Pass Station
- HM 147 - A Home of Early Man
- HM 161 - Churchill County Courthouse
- HM 178 - Hazen
- HM 201 - Wonder (Historic Mining Camp -- 1909-1919)
- HM 202 - Fairview (1905-1917)
- HM 215 - Lahontan Dam
- HM 216 - Stillwater
- HM 263 - Oats Park School
Nevada Landmarks Home Page
*HM 111*
-- Edwards Creek Valley --
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Location: Central Churchill County, Edwards Creek Valley
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Description:
Exact description as reads...
Abundant grass and brush found near its springs and intermittent streams were important ecological areas for the valley's prehistoric inhabitants. Shoshone Indians and their ancestors wandered seasonally to gather wild seeds and small game and settled here in winter camps. Later, Paiute Indians also lived in the valley.
In 1854, Colonel John Reese discovered a route through Edwards Creek Valley shorter than the Humboldt Trail. Established by surveyor James Simpson in 1859, it was followed by the Pony Express, the Overland Telegraph and the Butterfield Overland Mail stages. An 1862 Austin gold rush route, too, it became the principal commercial artery until 1880.
Marker 111 looking towards its bleak view of Edwards Creek Valley.
