Historical Markers of Pershing County
- HM 17 - Pershing County
- HM 23 - Humboldt House
- HM 49 - Applegate-Lassen Emigrant Trail Cutoff
- HM 145 - Unionville (Pershing County)
- HM 231 - Star City
- HM 232 - Reunion in Unionville
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*HM 17*
-- Pershing County --
Location: Western Pershing County, 40 Mile District -- Lovelock
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Directions: Located in Courthouse Plaza, Lovelock
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Location: 1
Visibility: 2 Accessibility: 2 Marker type: Stone |
Date Conquered: 10/22/07
Nearest intersection: Between Central Ave & Elmherst Ave
Quick Description: Another unique marker honoring an entire county.
Signed: No -- The last signage for this marker was sadly defaced and sat along Western Avenue. Another 1964 sign sat along Central Ave's southbound lane. This sign too was lost.
Full Description:
Exact description as reads...
Here was a key point on Nevada's earliest road, the famed Humboldt Trail that brought 165,000 emigrants west in the 1840's-50's. Travelers named this rich valley The Big Meadows and stopped here for water and grass before continuing south to cross the dreaded 40-Mile Desert, the most difficult lap on the California Trail.
Mining, still an important industry, began here in the 1850's. George Lovelock, merchant, rancher and prospector, gave his name to the county seat. The coming of the railroad in 1869 brought new growth to the area. Pershing County, established in 1919, was previously part of Humboldt County.
