Historical Markers of Lyon County
Location: Western Lyon County, Dayton Directions: At the main intersection in Dayton, corner of US 50 and Dayton Valley Rd.
N39° 14' 10.6" W119° 35' 21.7"
Date Conquered: 5/30/07 Nearest Intersection: Quilici Rd/Dayton Valley Rd. Quick Description: A marker stating the importance of Chinese workers in Dayton. Signed: No -- Historically this marker was never signed. Full Description: Exact description as reads ... The first Chinese were brought to this site in 1856 to build the "Reese" ditch from the Carson River to the entrance of Gold Canyon. The ditch was used for placer mining. The Chinese soon began reworking the placers. Earning a living from those abandoned by the miners, so many Chinese followed (200) that the settlement was called Chinatown. The name was changed to Dayton in 1861 in honor of John Day, who laid out the town and later became General of Nevada. Shared real-estate! Both HM 7 and 163 share the same location. This is very rare in Nevada to have two historical markers located at the same spot. Both #7 and #163 share the same location. This is very rare in Nevada for two historical markers to be located at the same spot. In this case however, these two markers directly relate to each other.
Full Description: Exact description as reads ... The first Chinese were brought to this site in 1856 to build the "Reese" ditch from the Carson River to the entrance of Gold Canyon. The ditch was used for placer mining. The Chinese soon began reworking the placers. Earning a living from those abandoned by the miners, so many Chinese followed (200) that the settlement was called Chinatown. The name was changed to Dayton in 1861 in honor of John Day, who laid out the town and later became General of Nevada. Shared real-estate! Both HM 7 and 163 share the same location. This is very rare in Nevada to have two historical markers located at the same spot. Both #7 and #163 share the same location. This is very rare in Nevada for two historical markers to be located at the same spot. In this case however, these two markers directly relate to each other.
The first Chinese were brought to this site in 1856 to build the "Reese" ditch from the Carson River to the entrance of Gold Canyon. The ditch was used for placer mining. The Chinese soon began reworking the placers. Earning a living from those abandoned by the miners, so many Chinese followed (200) that the settlement was called Chinatown. The name was changed to Dayton in 1861 in honor of John Day, who laid out the town and later became General of Nevada. Shared real-estate! Both HM 7 and 163 share the same location. This is very rare in Nevada to have two historical markers located at the same spot. Both #7 and #163 share the same location. This is very rare in Nevada for two historical markers to be located at the same spot. In this case however, these two markers directly relate to each other.
Shared real-estate! Both HM 7 and 163 share the same location. This is very rare in Nevada to have two historical markers located at the same spot. Both #7 and #163 share the same location. This is very rare in Nevada for two historical markers to be located at the same spot. In this case however, these two markers directly relate to each other.
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