Historical Markers of Lyon County
Location: Western Lyon County, Dayton Directions: At 200 Pike Street - Dayton (Access via Main St, left turn onto Pike Street)
Date Conquered: 6/17/07 Quick Description: A unique marker commemorating the use of camels for goods transport. Signed: No -- Historically, this marker was never signed. Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Camels were imported into the United States for military purposes in the mid-1850's. Lt. Edward Beale of the U.S. Army tested the animals caravan operations in the deserts of the Southwest. The experiment was not successful and the camels were auctioned off. Some were brought here to haul wood and salt to the mines and mills of the Comstock. They were corralled behind this stone hay barn, known as the Leslie Hay Barn. Used extensively between Sacramento and Nevada points for some ten years, they were later abandoned to fend for themselves. Few were seen after the 1880's. ** ** The Camel Barn is a PRIVATE residence, open to the public only via appointment or owner's discretion ** "The Camel Barn," Dayton, NV. "Camel in Window," Dayton, NV.
Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Camels were imported into the United States for military purposes in the mid-1850's. Lt. Edward Beale of the U.S. Army tested the animals caravan operations in the deserts of the Southwest. The experiment was not successful and the camels were auctioned off. Some were brought here to haul wood and salt to the mines and mills of the Comstock. They were corralled behind this stone hay barn, known as the Leslie Hay Barn. Used extensively between Sacramento and Nevada points for some ten years, they were later abandoned to fend for themselves. Few were seen after the 1880's. ** ** The Camel Barn is a PRIVATE residence, open to the public only via appointment or owner's discretion ** "The Camel Barn," Dayton, NV. "Camel in Window," Dayton, NV.
Camels were imported into the United States for military purposes in the mid-1850's. Lt. Edward Beale of the U.S. Army tested the animals caravan operations in the deserts of the Southwest. The experiment was not successful and the camels were auctioned off. Some were brought here to haul wood and salt to the mines and mills of the Comstock. They were corralled behind this stone hay barn, known as the Leslie Hay Barn. Used extensively between Sacramento and Nevada points for some ten years, they were later abandoned to fend for themselves. Few were seen after the 1880's. ** ** The Camel Barn is a PRIVATE residence, open to the public only via appointment or owner's discretion ** "The Camel Barn," Dayton, NV. "Camel in Window," Dayton, NV.
** ** The Camel Barn is a PRIVATE residence, open to the public only via appointment or owner's discretion ** "The Camel Barn," Dayton, NV. "Camel in Window," Dayton, NV.
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