Historical Markers of Nye County
- HM 15 - Tonopah
- HM 42 - Big Smoky Valley
- HM 58 - Old Boundary (Nevada's Southern Boundary 1861-1867)
- HM 64 - Ophir
- HM 96 - Round Mountain
- HM 97 - Manhattan "The Pine Tree Camp"
- HM 138 - Belmont
- HM 159 - Ione
- HM 165 - Nevada Test Site
- HM 171 - Chief Tecopa (Peacemaker of the Paiutes)
- HM 172 - Tybo (Silver-Lead-Zinc Camp)
- HM 173 - Beatty (Center of the Gold Railroads -- "Chicago of the West")
- HM 217 - Tate's Stage Station (1886-1901)
Nevada Landmarks Home Page
*HM 15*
-- Tonopah --
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Location: Western Nye County, Tonopah
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Date Conquered: 3/20/08
Nearest intersection: Cross Ave
Quick Description: A marker honoring Tonopah's celebrated growth and extensive mining era.
Signed: No -- Lack of information regarding signage.
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Full Description:
Exact description as reads:
Jim Butler, a rancher from Belmont, was tracking his strayed burro when he made the discovery on May 19, 1900, that set off the stampede to Tonopah. Thus began a wild mining boom in Nevada that ended a 20-year slump. Tonopah soon became the most important gold-silver producer in the nation. It replaced aging Belmont as county seat in 1904, had railroads, several huge mills and a bustling population of thousands.
The mines faltered in the 20's, but Tonopah has achieved permanent fame for the many prominent Nevada leaders it produced and for the brilliant cluster of nearby mining districts it brought into being.
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