Historical Markers of Lincoln County
Location: Southern Lincoln County, Cathedral Gorge, Panaca Directions: Along US 93, 1 mile north of Panaca (North of the entrance to Cathedral Gorge S.P.)
N37° 48' 23.6" W114° 24' 22.4"
Date Conquered: 4/13/08 Nearest Intersection: Road to Cathedral Gorge Quick Description: A marker remembering the brief boom-to-bust mining camp of Bullionville. Signed: Yes -- Original cut-out shield! Severely faded. (Signed on both lanes of US 93.) Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Bullionville began early in 1870 when John H. Ely and W.H. Raymond removed their five-stamp mill at Hiko and placed it at this point. The enterprise prospered and during the next two years most of nearby Pioche's mills were located here because of the proximity to water. A twenty-one mile narrow gauge railroad, the Pioche and Bullionville, was completed in 1873 at a cost of $255,000 to haul ore from the Pioche mines to the reduction mills. Bullionville grew rapidly and by 1875 it had five mills, a population of 500 and the first iron foundry in eastern Nevada. During the same year a water works was constructed at Pioche which eventually led to the relocation of the mills. Although a plant was erected here in 1880 to work the tailings deposited by the former mills, this failed to prevent the decline of Bullionville. A visit to this marker isn't complete without a quick jaunt up the hill to the Bullionville cemetery. Start of a new day in Lincoln County! Bullionville All that remains of Bullionville today is the tiny Bullionville cemetery. Without this marker, few people would know that this unsigned cemetery exists. I arrived at this marker just after sunrise and I did my best to capture this cemetery under warm morning light. I am only regretful that the light didn't last long enough for me to shoot off more frames! "The Deceased," Lincoln County, NV. "Bullionville," Lincoln County, NV.
Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Bullionville began early in 1870 when John H. Ely and W.H. Raymond removed their five-stamp mill at Hiko and placed it at this point. The enterprise prospered and during the next two years most of nearby Pioche's mills were located here because of the proximity to water. A twenty-one mile narrow gauge railroad, the Pioche and Bullionville, was completed in 1873 at a cost of $255,000 to haul ore from the Pioche mines to the reduction mills. Bullionville grew rapidly and by 1875 it had five mills, a population of 500 and the first iron foundry in eastern Nevada. During the same year a water works was constructed at Pioche which eventually led to the relocation of the mills. Although a plant was erected here in 1880 to work the tailings deposited by the former mills, this failed to prevent the decline of Bullionville. A visit to this marker isn't complete without a quick jaunt up the hill to the Bullionville cemetery. Start of a new day in Lincoln County! Bullionville All that remains of Bullionville today is the tiny Bullionville cemetery. Without this marker, few people would know that this unsigned cemetery exists. I arrived at this marker just after sunrise and I did my best to capture this cemetery under warm morning light. I am only regretful that the light didn't last long enough for me to shoot off more frames! "The Deceased," Lincoln County, NV. "Bullionville," Lincoln County, NV.
Bullionville began early in 1870 when John H. Ely and W.H. Raymond removed their five-stamp mill at Hiko and placed it at this point. The enterprise prospered and during the next two years most of nearby Pioche's mills were located here because of the proximity to water. A twenty-one mile narrow gauge railroad, the Pioche and Bullionville, was completed in 1873 at a cost of $255,000 to haul ore from the Pioche mines to the reduction mills. Bullionville grew rapidly and by 1875 it had five mills, a population of 500 and the first iron foundry in eastern Nevada. During the same year a water works was constructed at Pioche which eventually led to the relocation of the mills. Although a plant was erected here in 1880 to work the tailings deposited by the former mills, this failed to prevent the decline of Bullionville. A visit to this marker isn't complete without a quick jaunt up the hill to the Bullionville cemetery. Start of a new day in Lincoln County! Bullionville All that remains of Bullionville today is the tiny Bullionville cemetery. Without this marker, few people would know that this unsigned cemetery exists. I arrived at this marker just after sunrise and I did my best to capture this cemetery under warm morning light. I am only regretful that the light didn't last long enough for me to shoot off more frames! "The Deceased," Lincoln County, NV. "Bullionville," Lincoln County, NV.
Bullionville All that remains of Bullionville today is the tiny Bullionville cemetery. Without this marker, few people would know that this unsigned cemetery exists. I arrived at this marker just after sunrise and I did my best to capture this cemetery under warm morning light. I am only regretful that the light didn't last long enough for me to shoot off more frames! "The Deceased," Lincoln County, NV. "Bullionville," Lincoln County, NV.
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