Historical Markers of Humboldt County
Location: Southern Humboldt County, Humboldt River Directions: Located via I-80 at the Valmy Rest Area (Exit 216) (10 miles west of Battle Mountain)
N40° 47' 20.1" W117° 07' 44.5"
Date Conquered: 9/22/07 Quick Description: A marker remembering a railroad siding, then a warring spot between native tribes. Signed: No -- Historically this marker was never signed. Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Overlooking the Old California Emigrant Trail, Valmy was named after the Battle of Valmy in France. Established in 1910 by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company as a section point, Valmy served during the steam era as a water and fuel stop for the railroad. Treaty Hill to the northwest marks a division point between the Paiute lands to the west and Shoshone lands to the east. For generations the scene of battles over two springs, Treaty Hill marks the site where peace was wrought by compromise, when two chiefs sat down and divided springs and territory between the warring tribes. The first postoffice here was established as Stonehouse on November 26, 1890. The name was changed to Valmy March 24, 1915. The little Valmy marker and it's lovely Interstate view. The last light of day gleams on #167.
Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Overlooking the Old California Emigrant Trail, Valmy was named after the Battle of Valmy in France. Established in 1910 by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company as a section point, Valmy served during the steam era as a water and fuel stop for the railroad. Treaty Hill to the northwest marks a division point between the Paiute lands to the west and Shoshone lands to the east. For generations the scene of battles over two springs, Treaty Hill marks the site where peace was wrought by compromise, when two chiefs sat down and divided springs and territory between the warring tribes. The first postoffice here was established as Stonehouse on November 26, 1890. The name was changed to Valmy March 24, 1915. The little Valmy marker and it's lovely Interstate view. The last light of day gleams on #167.
Overlooking the Old California Emigrant Trail, Valmy was named after the Battle of Valmy in France. Established in 1910 by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company as a section point, Valmy served during the steam era as a water and fuel stop for the railroad. Treaty Hill to the northwest marks a division point between the Paiute lands to the west and Shoshone lands to the east. For generations the scene of battles over two springs, Treaty Hill marks the site where peace was wrought by compromise, when two chiefs sat down and divided springs and territory between the warring tribes. The first postoffice here was established as Stonehouse on November 26, 1890. The name was changed to Valmy March 24, 1915. The little Valmy marker and it's lovely Interstate view. The last light of day gleams on #167.
Treaty Hill to the northwest marks a division point between the Paiute lands to the west and Shoshone lands to the east. For generations the scene of battles over two springs, Treaty Hill marks the site where peace was wrought by compromise, when two chiefs sat down and divided springs and territory between the warring tribes. The first postoffice here was established as Stonehouse on November 26, 1890. The name was changed to Valmy March 24, 1915. The little Valmy marker and it's lovely Interstate view. The last light of day gleams on #167.
The first postoffice here was established as Stonehouse on November 26, 1890. The name was changed to Valmy March 24, 1915. The little Valmy marker and it's lovely Interstate view. The last light of day gleams on #167.
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