Historical Markers of Esmeralda County
Location: Northern Esmeralda County, Big Smoky Valley Directions: Along US 6/95 at the Millers Rest Area, 13 miles north of Tonopah
Date Conquered: 7/13/08 Quick Description: A marker remembering the short life of Millers, another typical boom and bust mining camp. Signed: No -- Historically, this marker was signed. (No signs exist today.) NOTES: #101 is the only unsigned marker in Essy County. Worse yet, if you don't need a pit stop, you might miss it completely. Fortunately, Miller's Rest Area is the only thing out here for miles around, so it's incredibly easy to find. Full Description: Exact description as reads ... As a result of the mining excitement at Tonopah in 1901 and subsequent construction of the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad, Miller's was founded in 1904 as a station and watering stop on that line. The name honors Charles R. Miller, a director of the railroad and former Governor of Delaware. He was also vice president of the Tonopah Mining Company and was instrumental in having their 100- stamp cyanide mill build here in 1906. In 1907 the town boomed with the construction of the T & G Railroad's repair shops and another large mill. Boasting a business district and post office, the population grew to 274 in 1910. By 1911, the railroad shops and a mill had been moved away, and Miller's began to decline. It was abandoned in 1947 when the railroad went out of business. What you see are only a few reworkings at the site of Miller. Nothing remains of the original camp.
NOTES: #101 is the only unsigned marker in Essy County. Worse yet, if you don't need a pit stop, you might miss it completely. Fortunately, Miller's Rest Area is the only thing out here for miles around, so it's incredibly easy to find. Full Description: Exact description as reads ... As a result of the mining excitement at Tonopah in 1901 and subsequent construction of the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad, Miller's was founded in 1904 as a station and watering stop on that line. The name honors Charles R. Miller, a director of the railroad and former Governor of Delaware. He was also vice president of the Tonopah Mining Company and was instrumental in having their 100- stamp cyanide mill build here in 1906. In 1907 the town boomed with the construction of the T & G Railroad's repair shops and another large mill. Boasting a business district and post office, the population grew to 274 in 1910. By 1911, the railroad shops and a mill had been moved away, and Miller's began to decline. It was abandoned in 1947 when the railroad went out of business. What you see are only a few reworkings at the site of Miller. Nothing remains of the original camp.
Full Description: Exact description as reads ... As a result of the mining excitement at Tonopah in 1901 and subsequent construction of the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad, Miller's was founded in 1904 as a station and watering stop on that line. The name honors Charles R. Miller, a director of the railroad and former Governor of Delaware. He was also vice president of the Tonopah Mining Company and was instrumental in having their 100- stamp cyanide mill build here in 1906. In 1907 the town boomed with the construction of the T & G Railroad's repair shops and another large mill. Boasting a business district and post office, the population grew to 274 in 1910. By 1911, the railroad shops and a mill had been moved away, and Miller's began to decline. It was abandoned in 1947 when the railroad went out of business. What you see are only a few reworkings at the site of Miller. Nothing remains of the original camp.
As a result of the mining excitement at Tonopah in 1901 and subsequent construction of the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad, Miller's was founded in 1904 as a station and watering stop on that line. The name honors Charles R. Miller, a director of the railroad and former Governor of Delaware. He was also vice president of the Tonopah Mining Company and was instrumental in having their 100- stamp cyanide mill build here in 1906. In 1907 the town boomed with the construction of the T & G Railroad's repair shops and another large mill. Boasting a business district and post office, the population grew to 274 in 1910. By 1911, the railroad shops and a mill had been moved away, and Miller's began to decline. It was abandoned in 1947 when the railroad went out of business. What you see are only a few reworkings at the site of Miller. Nothing remains of the original camp.
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