Historical Markers of Clark County & Las Vegas
Location: Southern Clark County, "The Needle", Black Mountains Directions: Along SR 163, 8.5 miles east of US 95
N 35° 10.328 W 114° 42.649
Date Conquered: 3/15/09 Quick Description: A unique marker remembering the trial of using camels to transport goods across Southern Nevada's deserts. Signed: Yes -- It is very surprising to see this marker signed, considering SR 163 is now a busy 4 lane highway. Signed on both lanes of SR 163. NOTES: #104 is located on the eastbound side of 163. NDOT was thinking ahead for this marker when it paved a turn lane through the median if you're headed westbound! Either way, the approach to #104 comes very fast. Be on the lookout! Full Description: Exact description as reads ... In 1855 Congress authorized $30,000 for camels as frontier military beasts of burden because of their adaptability to desert heat, drought and food. Lt. Edward F. Beale surveyed the wagon route from Fort Defiance, New Mexico, to the Colorado River near the tip of Nevada, testing the fitness of these camels. They crossed the Colorado River into Nevada north to Fort Mohave, October 18, 1857. The experiment was not practical, but ten of Beale's camels hauled commercial freight from Sacramento to Nevada Territory. Others purchased in 1860 carried salt, ore and supplies through Central Nevada. Careless treatment, domestic stock incompatibility and new transportation methods ended use of camels. Some were seen years later wandering in southwest deserts. #104 wakes up to a new day. Me? So many miles from home. Aside from #188, this marker could be the southernmost in the system and the marker set at the lowest elevation entirely within Nevada.
NOTES: #104 is located on the eastbound side of 163. NDOT was thinking ahead for this marker when it paved a turn lane through the median if you're headed westbound! Either way, the approach to #104 comes very fast. Be on the lookout! Full Description: Exact description as reads ... In 1855 Congress authorized $30,000 for camels as frontier military beasts of burden because of their adaptability to desert heat, drought and food. Lt. Edward F. Beale surveyed the wagon route from Fort Defiance, New Mexico, to the Colorado River near the tip of Nevada, testing the fitness of these camels. They crossed the Colorado River into Nevada north to Fort Mohave, October 18, 1857. The experiment was not practical, but ten of Beale's camels hauled commercial freight from Sacramento to Nevada Territory. Others purchased in 1860 carried salt, ore and supplies through Central Nevada. Careless treatment, domestic stock incompatibility and new transportation methods ended use of camels. Some were seen years later wandering in southwest deserts. #104 wakes up to a new day. Me? So many miles from home. Aside from #188, this marker could be the southernmost in the system and the marker set at the lowest elevation entirely within Nevada.
Full Description: Exact description as reads ... In 1855 Congress authorized $30,000 for camels as frontier military beasts of burden because of their adaptability to desert heat, drought and food. Lt. Edward F. Beale surveyed the wagon route from Fort Defiance, New Mexico, to the Colorado River near the tip of Nevada, testing the fitness of these camels. They crossed the Colorado River into Nevada north to Fort Mohave, October 18, 1857. The experiment was not practical, but ten of Beale's camels hauled commercial freight from Sacramento to Nevada Territory. Others purchased in 1860 carried salt, ore and supplies through Central Nevada. Careless treatment, domestic stock incompatibility and new transportation methods ended use of camels. Some were seen years later wandering in southwest deserts. #104 wakes up to a new day. Me? So many miles from home. Aside from #188, this marker could be the southernmost in the system and the marker set at the lowest elevation entirely within Nevada.
In 1855 Congress authorized $30,000 for camels as frontier military beasts of burden because of their adaptability to desert heat, drought and food. Lt. Edward F. Beale surveyed the wagon route from Fort Defiance, New Mexico, to the Colorado River near the tip of Nevada, testing the fitness of these camels. They crossed the Colorado River into Nevada north to Fort Mohave, October 18, 1857. The experiment was not practical, but ten of Beale's camels hauled commercial freight from Sacramento to Nevada Territory. Others purchased in 1860 carried salt, ore and supplies through Central Nevada. Careless treatment, domestic stock incompatibility and new transportation methods ended use of camels. Some were seen years later wandering in southwest deserts. #104 wakes up to a new day. Me? So many miles from home. Aside from #188, this marker could be the southernmost in the system and the marker set at the lowest elevation entirely within Nevada.
Lt. Edward F. Beale surveyed the wagon route from Fort Defiance, New Mexico, to the Colorado River near the tip of Nevada, testing the fitness of these camels. They crossed the Colorado River into Nevada north to Fort Mohave, October 18, 1857. The experiment was not practical, but ten of Beale's camels hauled commercial freight from Sacramento to Nevada Territory. Others purchased in 1860 carried salt, ore and supplies through Central Nevada. Careless treatment, domestic stock incompatibility and new transportation methods ended use of camels. Some were seen years later wandering in southwest deserts. #104 wakes up to a new day. Me? So many miles from home. Aside from #188, this marker could be the southernmost in the system and the marker set at the lowest elevation entirely within Nevada.
The experiment was not practical, but ten of Beale's camels hauled commercial freight from Sacramento to Nevada Territory. Others purchased in 1860 carried salt, ore and supplies through Central Nevada. Careless treatment, domestic stock incompatibility and new transportation methods ended use of camels. Some were seen years later wandering in southwest deserts. #104 wakes up to a new day. Me? So many miles from home. Aside from #188, this marker could be the southernmost in the system and the marker set at the lowest elevation entirely within Nevada.
Careless treatment, domestic stock incompatibility and new transportation methods ended use of camels. Some were seen years later wandering in southwest deserts. #104 wakes up to a new day. Me? So many miles from home. Aside from #188, this marker could be the southernmost in the system and the marker set at the lowest elevation entirely within Nevada.
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