Historical Markers of Esmeralda County
Location: Southern Esmeralda County Directions: Along SR 266, 8 miles east of the CA state line
Date Conquered: 7/16/08 Quick Description: A marker remembering the very brief mining era of Palmetto. Signed: Yes -- Signed on both lanes of SR 266. Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Thinking that local joshua trees were related to palm trees, the 1866 prospectors named the mining camp Palmetto. The town "died" and revived three times. New prospecting in 1903 caused Palmetto to grow to a town of 200 tents on a platted townsite. At its peak year, 1906, the commercial street, over ½ mile long, contained all the necessary mining camp businesses. Local miners drifted away in autumn, 1906. Mining, on a lease basis, has been minimal since that time. An important talc deposit lies nearby. #158 and some decaying ruins of old Palmetto. All that remains of Palmetto are its foundries and a stage station. Other than that, expect this marker to be very lonely. Photo taken in 2011.
Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Thinking that local joshua trees were related to palm trees, the 1866 prospectors named the mining camp Palmetto. The town "died" and revived three times. New prospecting in 1903 caused Palmetto to grow to a town of 200 tents on a platted townsite. At its peak year, 1906, the commercial street, over ½ mile long, contained all the necessary mining camp businesses. Local miners drifted away in autumn, 1906. Mining, on a lease basis, has been minimal since that time. An important talc deposit lies nearby. #158 and some decaying ruins of old Palmetto. All that remains of Palmetto are its foundries and a stage station. Other than that, expect this marker to be very lonely. Photo taken in 2011.
Thinking that local joshua trees were related to palm trees, the 1866 prospectors named the mining camp Palmetto. The town "died" and revived three times. New prospecting in 1903 caused Palmetto to grow to a town of 200 tents on a platted townsite. At its peak year, 1906, the commercial street, over ½ mile long, contained all the necessary mining camp businesses. Local miners drifted away in autumn, 1906. Mining, on a lease basis, has been minimal since that time. An important talc deposit lies nearby. #158 and some decaying ruins of old Palmetto. All that remains of Palmetto are its foundries and a stage station. Other than that, expect this marker to be very lonely. Photo taken in 2011.
New prospecting in 1903 caused Palmetto to grow to a town of 200 tents on a platted townsite. At its peak year, 1906, the commercial street, over ½ mile long, contained all the necessary mining camp businesses. Local miners drifted away in autumn, 1906. Mining, on a lease basis, has been minimal since that time. An important talc deposit lies nearby. #158 and some decaying ruins of old Palmetto. All that remains of Palmetto are its foundries and a stage station. Other than that, expect this marker to be very lonely. Photo taken in 2011.
Local miners drifted away in autumn, 1906. Mining, on a lease basis, has been minimal since that time. An important talc deposit lies nearby. #158 and some decaying ruins of old Palmetto. All that remains of Palmetto are its foundries and a stage station. Other than that, expect this marker to be very lonely. Photo taken in 2011.
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