Historical Markers of Elko County
- HM 3 - West End of Hastings Cutoff
- HM 45 - Humboldt Wells
- HM 46 - Pilot Peak
- HM 47 - Fort Halleck Military Reservation (1867-1886)
- HM 48 - Tuscarora
- HM 50 - Carlin Canyon
- HM 69 - Jarbidge
- HM 73 - Unknown Soldiers
- HM 106 - Elko
- HM 107 - Elko Airport (Terminus of the First Commercial Air Mail Route)
- HM 108 - Ruby Valley Pony Express Station (Reconstructed)
- HM 109 - Lamoille Valley
- HM 112 - Carlin
- HM 151 - Duck Valley Indian Reservation
- HM 153 - Jarbidge Community Hall
- HM 229 - Oil From Shale
- HM 244 - Dinner Station
- HM 251 - Diamondfield Jack Davis
- HM 260 - Contact
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*HM 251*
-- Diamondfield Jack Davis --
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Location: Northern Elko County, Jackpot
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Date Conquered: 5/13/08
Quick Description: A unique marker commemorating a western gunman and his profound impacts on settlements throughout Nevada.
Signed: No -- Historically, this marker was never signed.
#251 is the last Nevada Historic Marker on northbound US 93
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... is also located 1 hour ahead of all the others in Nevada. Along with #151 in Owyhee, this is the ONLY Nevada Historical Marker that sits in Mountain Time!
Full Description:
This historical marker commemorates the lasting notoriety of flamboyant western gunman Jackson Lee Davis (1870-1949), who was better known by the colorful name, "Diamondfield Jack." As a young man, after unsuccessfully prospecting for diamonds in the nearby hills, Davis was jokingly called "Diamondfield Jack," a nickname that he carried the rest of his life.
In the late 1890's, Davis gained a measure of fame as a gunman for the cattle interests, including rancher John Sparks, who would later become a Nevada governor, that were attempting to restrict sheep ranchers from southern Idaho and northeastern Nevada rangelands. Following a sensational trial in 1896, Davis was convicted of murdering two sheepherders. He was sentenced to be hanged, even after others confessed to the murders.
In 1902, Davis was finally pardoned for the crimes. He moved to the central Nevada mining towns of Tonopah and Goldfield, where he became a successful mine operator. He also helped found several mining camps, including one called Diamondfield. In later years, he drifted into obscurity and died in Las Vegas in 1949 after being struck by a car.
DID YOU KNOW?...
Exact description as reads...
Nice of NDOT to build a little plaza for this marker.
...Jackpot and West Wendover are the only two towns in Nevada that sit in a different time zone? Unlike the rest of Nevada, which resides within Pacific Time, these West Wendover and Jackpot sit fully within the Mountain Time Zone. Now for those of you following these markers, you may argue about me forgetting Owyhee -- I assure you I didn't. In Owyhee's case, the town itself resides within Pacific Time, yet the marker and the Indian HQ sits in Mountain Time... again, probably because of their connection to Idaho. In any case, these unique chunks of Silver State time difference, does serve a purpose... a factor of convenience for Idaho and Utah residents for gaming and services. How's that for being ahead of everybody else in Nevada... literally!
