Historical Markers of Clark County
- HM 6 - El Dorado Canyon
- HM 31 - Old Spanish Trail (1829-1850)
- HM 32 - Old Spanish Trail (1829-1850)
- HM 33 - Old Spanish Trail (1829-1850)
- HM 34 - Old Spanish Trail (1829-1850)
- HM 35 - Las Vegas Mormon Fort and Rancho (Nevada's Oldest Building)
- HM 36 - Moapa Valley
- HM 37 - Powell of the Colorado
- HM 40 - Las Vegas (The Meadows)
- HM 41 - Pueblo Grande de Nevada
- HM 56 - Virgin Valley
- HM 86 - Tule Springs (Archeological Site)
- HM 102 - Goodsprings (Mining District 1856-1957)
- HM 103 - Gypsum Cave
- HM 104 - The Camel Corps
- HM 115 - Potosi
- HM 116 - Searchlight
- HM 139 - Old Spanish Trail (Journey of Death)
- HM 140 - Old Spanish Trail (Garces Expedition)
- HM 141 - Old Spanish Trail (Armijo's Route)
- HM 142 - Old Spanish Trail (Mountain Springs Pass)
- HM 150 - Nevada's First State Park
- HM 168 - Arrowhead Trail (1914-1924)
- HM 188 - Von Schmidt State Boundary Monument
- HM 190 - Original Homesite of Pioneer Las Vegas, "Pop" Squires (1865-1958)
- HM 195 - The Last Spike
- HM 197 - Arrowhead Trail II
- HM 214 - Rafael Rivera
- HM 224 - Kyle (Kiel) Ranch
Nevada Landmarks Home Page
*HM 36*
-- Moapa Valley --
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Location: Eastern Clark County, Moapa Valley, Logandale
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Date Conquered: 3/16/09
Quick Description: A marker remembering the settling of Moapa Valley by Utah mormon farmers.
Signed: No -- Like most markers in Clark County, #36 was signed. This area has been heavily built in the past decade, which might explain the fate of the signage. (No signs exist today.)
NOTES: Careful, #36 comes up fast and can be easily missed because of its lack of signage! Plus, this is a highly residential area, more reminiscent of rural Utah; the locals of this area remain very cautious of outsiders. Please be respectful.
Full Description:
Rich in prehistoric, pueblo-type culture, and noted by the explorer Jedediah Smith in 1826, Moapa Valley is crossed by the old Spanish Trail.
In 1865 Brigham Young sent 75 families to settle the area, to grow cotton for the people of Utah, and to connect Utah with the Pacific Ocean via the Colorado River.
Located near the junction of the Muddy and Virgin Rivers, and now under Lake Mead, the "Cotton Mission" was named St. Thomas for its leader, Thomas Smith. A prosperous, self-contained agriculture was built up in the valley, which included orchards, vineyards, cotton, grains and vegetables.
The December, 1870 survey placed the valley in Nevada and because Nevada taxes were greater than those of Utah, the settlers, now including those in St. Joseph, (Old) Overton, West Point and Logandale, began leaving two months later. They left the results of seven years of labor, more than 18 miles of irrigation canal and several hundred acres of cleared land.
Other Mormons resettled the land in 1880. The area remains one of the most agriculturally productive in the state.
Here's the problem...
Exact description as reads...
This is on my list of most endangered markers in the system. As you can see, a private home sits directly behind this marker, and could very well fall victim to the typical "don't want anyone stopping on my property" syndrome. I wouldn't be surprised if this marker went MIA in the next few years. Until then, get out there and bag this remote state landmark!
