Historical Markers of Churchill County
Location: Central Churchill County, Middlegate Area Directions: Along US 50, 30 miles east of Fallon
N39° 16.995 W118° 12.895
Date Conquered: 8/13/07 Quick Description: A marker remembering a significant and desolate mining camp. Signed: Yes -- Signed on both lanes of US 50. Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Fairview was part of the renewed interest of mining, triggered by the strikes in Tonopah and Goldfield. Discoveries in 1905 of a rich silver float led to a boom that lasted through 1906 and 1907. A substantial town that boasted 27 saloons, hotels, banks, assay offices, a newspaper, post office and a miner's union hall soon came into being. By 1908, the boom had passed and production leveled out. During 1911, the Nevada Hills Mining Company began an era of profitable milling that lasted until 1917. Production amounted to 3.8 million dollars in silver values. George Wingfield and George Nixon, prominent Nevada mining promoters at the time, bought some of the first claims in Fairview to give impetus to a boom. Early fall snow on Fairview Peak. The bleak view of Frenchman Flat. Right behind the fence lies the Fallon NAS. DID YOU KNOW?... ...Hardly anything remains of Fairview? The concrete bank vault is all that's left to mark Fairview's presence, a townsite engrossed by the surrounding stark scenery. Fairview's proximity to the Fallon NAS led to the town's demise in the late 1980's. The town's picturesque ruins were felled by a "practice run" by airmen on a "training" exercise. Even the bank vault is tattered with bullet holes left from airmen using the structure as target practice. Regardless of my feelings, Fairview's bank vault can still be accessed providing you have the determination to do so. The bank vault is accessed by walking thirty minutes on a faint trail that leads from the marker to the base of Fairview Peak. That's the easy part. The site of Fairview resides on government property and permission is required to visit the old town. Unless you get direct approval from an airbase official, permission might be granted after going through a thorough background check and a call to the Fallon NAS. Still, nothing is guaranteed. Although this might sound redundant, I need to advise that even crossing the barbed wire behind the marker can lead to trespassing penalties including, and up to imprisonment. To obtain permission to access this wild area of Nevada, please check with the main airbase in Fallon. Good luck!
Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Fairview was part of the renewed interest of mining, triggered by the strikes in Tonopah and Goldfield. Discoveries in 1905 of a rich silver float led to a boom that lasted through 1906 and 1907. A substantial town that boasted 27 saloons, hotels, banks, assay offices, a newspaper, post office and a miner's union hall soon came into being. By 1908, the boom had passed and production leveled out. During 1911, the Nevada Hills Mining Company began an era of profitable milling that lasted until 1917. Production amounted to 3.8 million dollars in silver values. George Wingfield and George Nixon, prominent Nevada mining promoters at the time, bought some of the first claims in Fairview to give impetus to a boom. Early fall snow on Fairview Peak. The bleak view of Frenchman Flat. Right behind the fence lies the Fallon NAS. DID YOU KNOW?... ...Hardly anything remains of Fairview? The concrete bank vault is all that's left to mark Fairview's presence, a townsite engrossed by the surrounding stark scenery. Fairview's proximity to the Fallon NAS led to the town's demise in the late 1980's. The town's picturesque ruins were felled by a "practice run" by airmen on a "training" exercise. Even the bank vault is tattered with bullet holes left from airmen using the structure as target practice. Regardless of my feelings, Fairview's bank vault can still be accessed providing you have the determination to do so. The bank vault is accessed by walking thirty minutes on a faint trail that leads from the marker to the base of Fairview Peak. That's the easy part. The site of Fairview resides on government property and permission is required to visit the old town. Unless you get direct approval from an airbase official, permission might be granted after going through a thorough background check and a call to the Fallon NAS. Still, nothing is guaranteed. Although this might sound redundant, I need to advise that even crossing the barbed wire behind the marker can lead to trespassing penalties including, and up to imprisonment. To obtain permission to access this wild area of Nevada, please check with the main airbase in Fallon. Good luck!
Fairview was part of the renewed interest of mining, triggered by the strikes in Tonopah and Goldfield. Discoveries in 1905 of a rich silver float led to a boom that lasted through 1906 and 1907. A substantial town that boasted 27 saloons, hotels, banks, assay offices, a newspaper, post office and a miner's union hall soon came into being. By 1908, the boom had passed and production leveled out. During 1911, the Nevada Hills Mining Company began an era of profitable milling that lasted until 1917. Production amounted to 3.8 million dollars in silver values. George Wingfield and George Nixon, prominent Nevada mining promoters at the time, bought some of the first claims in Fairview to give impetus to a boom. Early fall snow on Fairview Peak. The bleak view of Frenchman Flat. Right behind the fence lies the Fallon NAS. DID YOU KNOW?... ...Hardly anything remains of Fairview? The concrete bank vault is all that's left to mark Fairview's presence, a townsite engrossed by the surrounding stark scenery. Fairview's proximity to the Fallon NAS led to the town's demise in the late 1980's. The town's picturesque ruins were felled by a "practice run" by airmen on a "training" exercise. Even the bank vault is tattered with bullet holes left from airmen using the structure as target practice. Regardless of my feelings, Fairview's bank vault can still be accessed providing you have the determination to do so. The bank vault is accessed by walking thirty minutes on a faint trail that leads from the marker to the base of Fairview Peak. That's the easy part. The site of Fairview resides on government property and permission is required to visit the old town. Unless you get direct approval from an airbase official, permission might be granted after going through a thorough background check and a call to the Fallon NAS. Still, nothing is guaranteed. Although this might sound redundant, I need to advise that even crossing the barbed wire behind the marker can lead to trespassing penalties including, and up to imprisonment. To obtain permission to access this wild area of Nevada, please check with the main airbase in Fallon. Good luck!
George Wingfield and George Nixon, prominent Nevada mining promoters at the time, bought some of the first claims in Fairview to give impetus to a boom. Early fall snow on Fairview Peak. The bleak view of Frenchman Flat. Right behind the fence lies the Fallon NAS. DID YOU KNOW?... ...Hardly anything remains of Fairview? The concrete bank vault is all that's left to mark Fairview's presence, a townsite engrossed by the surrounding stark scenery. Fairview's proximity to the Fallon NAS led to the town's demise in the late 1980's. The town's picturesque ruins were felled by a "practice run" by airmen on a "training" exercise. Even the bank vault is tattered with bullet holes left from airmen using the structure as target practice. Regardless of my feelings, Fairview's bank vault can still be accessed providing you have the determination to do so. The bank vault is accessed by walking thirty minutes on a faint trail that leads from the marker to the base of Fairview Peak. That's the easy part. The site of Fairview resides on government property and permission is required to visit the old town. Unless you get direct approval from an airbase official, permission might be granted after going through a thorough background check and a call to the Fallon NAS. Still, nothing is guaranteed. Although this might sound redundant, I need to advise that even crossing the barbed wire behind the marker can lead to trespassing penalties including, and up to imprisonment. To obtain permission to access this wild area of Nevada, please check with the main airbase in Fallon. Good luck!
DID YOU KNOW?... ...Hardly anything remains of Fairview? The concrete bank vault is all that's left to mark Fairview's presence, a townsite engrossed by the surrounding stark scenery. Fairview's proximity to the Fallon NAS led to the town's demise in the late 1980's. The town's picturesque ruins were felled by a "practice run" by airmen on a "training" exercise. Even the bank vault is tattered with bullet holes left from airmen using the structure as target practice. Regardless of my feelings, Fairview's bank vault can still be accessed providing you have the determination to do so. The bank vault is accessed by walking thirty minutes on a faint trail that leads from the marker to the base of Fairview Peak. That's the easy part. The site of Fairview resides on government property and permission is required to visit the old town. Unless you get direct approval from an airbase official, permission might be granted after going through a thorough background check and a call to the Fallon NAS. Still, nothing is guaranteed. Although this might sound redundant, I need to advise that even crossing the barbed wire behind the marker can lead to trespassing penalties including, and up to imprisonment. To obtain permission to access this wild area of Nevada, please check with the main airbase in Fallon. Good luck!
Regardless of my feelings, Fairview's bank vault can still be accessed providing you have the determination to do so. The bank vault is accessed by walking thirty minutes on a faint trail that leads from the marker to the base of Fairview Peak. That's the easy part. The site of Fairview resides on government property and permission is required to visit the old town. Unless you get direct approval from an airbase official, permission might be granted after going through a thorough background check and a call to the Fallon NAS. Still, nothing is guaranteed. Although this might sound redundant, I need to advise that even crossing the barbed wire behind the marker can lead to trespassing penalties including, and up to imprisonment. To obtain permission to access this wild area of Nevada, please check with the main airbase in Fallon. Good luck!
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