Historical Markers of Mineral County


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*HM 60*


-- Hawthorne (Present Mineral County Seat
- Former Esmeralda County Seat) --

Location: Western Mineral County, Hawthorne
Directions: Along US 95 at the Hawthorne Rest Area
-- Marker located at the N end of Hawthorne --

Location: 1
Visibility: 4
Accessibility: 1
Marker type: St (L)
   

Date Conquered: 6/24/07
Quick Description: A marker honoring the history of Hawthorne and its unique setting as two county seats.
Signed: No -- Historically, this marker was never signed.

NOTES: This marker is NOT SIGNED and is easy to miss. Look for Hawthorne's only McDonalds's at the north end of town. Directly across the street is Hawthorne's Rest Area and #60. Grab a McMuffin and have a reading of the marker. Convenient, yes?

Notice the semi in the b.g. Hawthorne is an important crossroads in the middle of nowhere.
It's chief economy, once rooted in the military, stems from its catering to drivers traveling along US 95 between Reno and Las Vegas.

Full Description:
Today's Hawthorne is a central point for desert travelers. In the past, it lived up quite well to that title as well. Hawthorne is most noted as a stop on the Carson & Colorado Railroad, a major stop in between Mina and Candelaria. In 1883, Hawthorne robbed Aurora of the Esmeralda County Seat and later lost it to booming Goldfield, but reclaimed it in 1911 when Mineral County was established.

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