Historical Markers of Lyon County
Location: Central Lyon County, Stagecoach Directions: Along US 50, 11 miles west of Silver Springs
N39° 21' 51.1" W119° 21' 56.1"
Date Conquered: 6/19/07 Nearest Intersection: Scenic Dr. Quick Description: A marker noting a stage station and supply point along the Overland Mail Route. Signed: Yes -- BLOOPER! I can say that both organizations had the right idea, but made a simple mistake that still to this day, throws off fellow marker hunters! Instead of reading "177", the sign reads "117". Mistake aside, the marker IS signed appropriately, signed on both lanes of US 50. The bleak view from HM 177, looking westbound on US 50. Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Located approximately one mile south are the remains of a typical stage station of the period 1843-1869, an era of transition between the arrival of the first emigrant wagon trains and the completion of the trans-continental railroad. Desert Well Station, which was later known as Nelsons, achieved a measure of fame when Mark Twain wrote of his experience there in Roughing It. The original site featured two wells, an inn, and corrals. One of the wells was used exclusively by camels brought to the Nevada desert to haul salt to the mines on the Comstock. #177 from the highway. This spot is the closest one can get to the original site.
Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Located approximately one mile south are the remains of a typical stage station of the period 1843-1869, an era of transition between the arrival of the first emigrant wagon trains and the completion of the trans-continental railroad. Desert Well Station, which was later known as Nelsons, achieved a measure of fame when Mark Twain wrote of his experience there in Roughing It. The original site featured two wells, an inn, and corrals. One of the wells was used exclusively by camels brought to the Nevada desert to haul salt to the mines on the Comstock. #177 from the highway. This spot is the closest one can get to the original site.
Located approximately one mile south are the remains of a typical stage station of the period 1843-1869, an era of transition between the arrival of the first emigrant wagon trains and the completion of the trans-continental railroad. Desert Well Station, which was later known as Nelsons, achieved a measure of fame when Mark Twain wrote of his experience there in Roughing It. The original site featured two wells, an inn, and corrals. One of the wells was used exclusively by camels brought to the Nevada desert to haul salt to the mines on the Comstock. #177 from the highway. This spot is the closest one can get to the original site.
Desert Well Station, which was later known as Nelsons, achieved a measure of fame when Mark Twain wrote of his experience there in Roughing It. The original site featured two wells, an inn, and corrals. One of the wells was used exclusively by camels brought to the Nevada desert to haul salt to the mines on the Comstock. #177 from the highway. This spot is the closest one can get to the original site.
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