Historical Markers of Humboldt County
Location: Southern Humboldt County, Humboldt River Directions: Located at Button Point Rest Area (Exit 187) (8 miles east of Winnemucca)
N 41° 00.999 W 117° 34.409
Date Conquered: 2/25/08 Quick Description: A marker noting the Humboldt River's life-giving role to to early emigrants. Signed: Yes -- A double rarity! Signed with an original cut-out shield along Interstate 80! (Signed on both lanes of Interstate 80.) Full Description: Exact description as reads ... First discovered November 9, 1828, by Peter Skene Ogden on his fifth Snake Country expedition. Entering Nevada near present Denio, Ogden came southward along Quinn River and the Little Humboldt River, emerging on the Humboldt main stem near this site. Ogden explored hundreds of square miles of the Humboldt's course, left records of his trailblazing in his journal and first map of the area. Ogden gave the name "Unknown River" to the Humboldt at this time, as he was unsure where it went. Later, after the death of his trapper Joseph Paul, Ogden renamed the stream Paul's River, then Swampy River, finally Mary's River, from the legendary Indian wife of one of his trappers. In 1833 the Bonneville-Walker fur party named it Barren River. Ogden's or Mary's River were commonly used names for the Humboldt prior to the publication of John C. Fremont's map in 1848. The Humboldt was the only natural arterial across the Great Basin. It funneled thousands of emigrants along its valley en route to the Pacific Coast during the period of 1841-1870. Although the Humboldt River isn't visible from the rest area, Button Point Rest still provides comfortable shade and great views of the surrounding valley. Set up a picnic lunch and use Button Point as a much-needed break from the interstate! The snow-capped peaks in the b.g are the Jackson Mountains... and just over them, the Black Rock Desert. #22 sits right next to #164, a rarity in Nevada to have two historic markers located at the same spot.
Full Description: Exact description as reads ... First discovered November 9, 1828, by Peter Skene Ogden on his fifth Snake Country expedition. Entering Nevada near present Denio, Ogden came southward along Quinn River and the Little Humboldt River, emerging on the Humboldt main stem near this site. Ogden explored hundreds of square miles of the Humboldt's course, left records of his trailblazing in his journal and first map of the area. Ogden gave the name "Unknown River" to the Humboldt at this time, as he was unsure where it went. Later, after the death of his trapper Joseph Paul, Ogden renamed the stream Paul's River, then Swampy River, finally Mary's River, from the legendary Indian wife of one of his trappers. In 1833 the Bonneville-Walker fur party named it Barren River. Ogden's or Mary's River were commonly used names for the Humboldt prior to the publication of John C. Fremont's map in 1848. The Humboldt was the only natural arterial across the Great Basin. It funneled thousands of emigrants along its valley en route to the Pacific Coast during the period of 1841-1870. Although the Humboldt River isn't visible from the rest area, Button Point Rest still provides comfortable shade and great views of the surrounding valley. Set up a picnic lunch and use Button Point as a much-needed break from the interstate! The snow-capped peaks in the b.g are the Jackson Mountains... and just over them, the Black Rock Desert. #22 sits right next to #164, a rarity in Nevada to have two historic markers located at the same spot.
First discovered November 9, 1828, by Peter Skene Ogden on his fifth Snake Country expedition. Entering Nevada near present Denio, Ogden came southward along Quinn River and the Little Humboldt River, emerging on the Humboldt main stem near this site. Ogden explored hundreds of square miles of the Humboldt's course, left records of his trailblazing in his journal and first map of the area. Ogden gave the name "Unknown River" to the Humboldt at this time, as he was unsure where it went. Later, after the death of his trapper Joseph Paul, Ogden renamed the stream Paul's River, then Swampy River, finally Mary's River, from the legendary Indian wife of one of his trappers. In 1833 the Bonneville-Walker fur party named it Barren River. Ogden's or Mary's River were commonly used names for the Humboldt prior to the publication of John C. Fremont's map in 1848. The Humboldt was the only natural arterial across the Great Basin. It funneled thousands of emigrants along its valley en route to the Pacific Coast during the period of 1841-1870. Although the Humboldt River isn't visible from the rest area, Button Point Rest still provides comfortable shade and great views of the surrounding valley. Set up a picnic lunch and use Button Point as a much-needed break from the interstate! The snow-capped peaks in the b.g are the Jackson Mountains... and just over them, the Black Rock Desert. #22 sits right next to #164, a rarity in Nevada to have two historic markers located at the same spot.
Ogden gave the name "Unknown River" to the Humboldt at this time, as he was unsure where it went. Later, after the death of his trapper Joseph Paul, Ogden renamed the stream Paul's River, then Swampy River, finally Mary's River, from the legendary Indian wife of one of his trappers. In 1833 the Bonneville-Walker fur party named it Barren River. Ogden's or Mary's River were commonly used names for the Humboldt prior to the publication of John C. Fremont's map in 1848. The Humboldt was the only natural arterial across the Great Basin. It funneled thousands of emigrants along its valley en route to the Pacific Coast during the period of 1841-1870. Although the Humboldt River isn't visible from the rest area, Button Point Rest still provides comfortable shade and great views of the surrounding valley. Set up a picnic lunch and use Button Point as a much-needed break from the interstate! The snow-capped peaks in the b.g are the Jackson Mountains... and just over them, the Black Rock Desert. #22 sits right next to #164, a rarity in Nevada to have two historic markers located at the same spot.
Ogden's or Mary's River were commonly used names for the Humboldt prior to the publication of John C. Fremont's map in 1848. The Humboldt was the only natural arterial across the Great Basin. It funneled thousands of emigrants along its valley en route to the Pacific Coast during the period of 1841-1870. Although the Humboldt River isn't visible from the rest area, Button Point Rest still provides comfortable shade and great views of the surrounding valley. Set up a picnic lunch and use Button Point as a much-needed break from the interstate! The snow-capped peaks in the b.g are the Jackson Mountains... and just over them, the Black Rock Desert. #22 sits right next to #164, a rarity in Nevada to have two historic markers located at the same spot.
The Humboldt was the only natural arterial across the Great Basin. It funneled thousands of emigrants along its valley en route to the Pacific Coast during the period of 1841-1870. Although the Humboldt River isn't visible from the rest area, Button Point Rest still provides comfortable shade and great views of the surrounding valley. Set up a picnic lunch and use Button Point as a much-needed break from the interstate! The snow-capped peaks in the b.g are the Jackson Mountains... and just over them, the Black Rock Desert. #22 sits right next to #164, a rarity in Nevada to have two historic markers located at the same spot.
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