Historical Markers of Douglas County
Location: Southern Douglas County, Pine Nut Range Directions: Along US 395, 13 miles south of Gardnerville
N38° 47' 36.7" W119° 35' 58.5"
Date Conquered: 8/24/07 Quick Description: A unique marker noting the importance of the pinenut to native Washo Indians. Signed: Yes -- Signed on both lanes of US 395. Superlative! #126 is the last Nevada Historic Marker on southbound US 395 Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Double Springs was the notorious Round Tent Ranch, or Spragues, another station on the road to Esmeralda. Here, James C. Dean, one of the owners and Justice of the Peace in the District in 1864, murdered his wife. This station was connected by the Olds Toll Road with the headquarters of the horse thieves at Fairview. This was also the place where the Washo Indian tribe, assisted by their neighbors, the Paiutes, held round dances in the spring to assure the growth of the pine nut, their staple food, and again in the fall for the quality and quantity of the crop. About four miles north is Mammoth Lodge, post office of the Eagle Mining District, and the polling place in 1861 of the Mammoth precinct of Douglas County. After 1866, it was known as Carter's Station, a stopping place on the road to Esmeralda. #126 is another very underappreciated marker. This marker goes unnoticed by hundreds of people everyday. Some great light on the foothills of the remote Pine Nut Range.
Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Double Springs was the notorious Round Tent Ranch, or Spragues, another station on the road to Esmeralda. Here, James C. Dean, one of the owners and Justice of the Peace in the District in 1864, murdered his wife. This station was connected by the Olds Toll Road with the headquarters of the horse thieves at Fairview. This was also the place where the Washo Indian tribe, assisted by their neighbors, the Paiutes, held round dances in the spring to assure the growth of the pine nut, their staple food, and again in the fall for the quality and quantity of the crop. About four miles north is Mammoth Lodge, post office of the Eagle Mining District, and the polling place in 1861 of the Mammoth precinct of Douglas County. After 1866, it was known as Carter's Station, a stopping place on the road to Esmeralda. #126 is another very underappreciated marker. This marker goes unnoticed by hundreds of people everyday. Some great light on the foothills of the remote Pine Nut Range.
Double Springs was the notorious Round Tent Ranch, or Spragues, another station on the road to Esmeralda. Here, James C. Dean, one of the owners and Justice of the Peace in the District in 1864, murdered his wife. This station was connected by the Olds Toll Road with the headquarters of the horse thieves at Fairview. This was also the place where the Washo Indian tribe, assisted by their neighbors, the Paiutes, held round dances in the spring to assure the growth of the pine nut, their staple food, and again in the fall for the quality and quantity of the crop. About four miles north is Mammoth Lodge, post office of the Eagle Mining District, and the polling place in 1861 of the Mammoth precinct of Douglas County. After 1866, it was known as Carter's Station, a stopping place on the road to Esmeralda. #126 is another very underappreciated marker. This marker goes unnoticed by hundreds of people everyday. Some great light on the foothills of the remote Pine Nut Range.
This was also the place where the Washo Indian tribe, assisted by their neighbors, the Paiutes, held round dances in the spring to assure the growth of the pine nut, their staple food, and again in the fall for the quality and quantity of the crop. About four miles north is Mammoth Lodge, post office of the Eagle Mining District, and the polling place in 1861 of the Mammoth precinct of Douglas County. After 1866, it was known as Carter's Station, a stopping place on the road to Esmeralda. #126 is another very underappreciated marker. This marker goes unnoticed by hundreds of people everyday. Some great light on the foothills of the remote Pine Nut Range.
About four miles north is Mammoth Lodge, post office of the Eagle Mining District, and the polling place in 1861 of the Mammoth precinct of Douglas County. After 1866, it was known as Carter's Station, a stopping place on the road to Esmeralda. #126 is another very underappreciated marker. This marker goes unnoticed by hundreds of people everyday. Some great light on the foothills of the remote Pine Nut Range.
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