Historical Markers of Pershing County
Location: Eastern Pershing County, Unionville Directions: Located in Unionville County Park -- Unionville
N40° 26' 53.2" W118° 08' 46.2"
Date Conquered: 8/21/08 Quick Description: A marker remembering a 're-remembrance' by locals who paid homage to one of Nevada's most prolific mining camps! Signed: No -- Historically, this marker was never signed. Welcome to Unionville, Population: a handful of friendly souls! Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Across the road and down about 300 feet was the original Unionville school. Built in 1862, this adobe building was the first public structure in the county. Used by such organizations as the Union League, Knights of the Golden Circle, the Masons and the Ancient and Honorable Order of E. Clampus Vitus, it served the community until its demolition in 1871. Exactly 109 years later, members of the E.C.V. gathered here to hold a reunion in commemoration of this propitious event. To the rear of this marker are the remains of Mark Twain's cabin. Also a member of E.C.V., he built this structure in 1861 and lived here before moving to Virginia City. Approaching Unionville County Park. What a change from your typical Pershing County markers! Directly behind the cabin to the left of the tree, is the famous Mark Twain cabin, rumored to be the very same house that a young Sam Clemens lived in while mining in Unionville. Pershing County Conquered! Smile for another county well done!
Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Across the road and down about 300 feet was the original Unionville school. Built in 1862, this adobe building was the first public structure in the county. Used by such organizations as the Union League, Knights of the Golden Circle, the Masons and the Ancient and Honorable Order of E. Clampus Vitus, it served the community until its demolition in 1871. Exactly 109 years later, members of the E.C.V. gathered here to hold a reunion in commemoration of this propitious event. To the rear of this marker are the remains of Mark Twain's cabin. Also a member of E.C.V., he built this structure in 1861 and lived here before moving to Virginia City. Approaching Unionville County Park. What a change from your typical Pershing County markers! Directly behind the cabin to the left of the tree, is the famous Mark Twain cabin, rumored to be the very same house that a young Sam Clemens lived in while mining in Unionville. Pershing County Conquered! Smile for another county well done!
Across the road and down about 300 feet was the original Unionville school. Built in 1862, this adobe building was the first public structure in the county. Used by such organizations as the Union League, Knights of the Golden Circle, the Masons and the Ancient and Honorable Order of E. Clampus Vitus, it served the community until its demolition in 1871. Exactly 109 years later, members of the E.C.V. gathered here to hold a reunion in commemoration of this propitious event. To the rear of this marker are the remains of Mark Twain's cabin. Also a member of E.C.V., he built this structure in 1861 and lived here before moving to Virginia City. Approaching Unionville County Park. What a change from your typical Pershing County markers! Directly behind the cabin to the left of the tree, is the famous Mark Twain cabin, rumored to be the very same house that a young Sam Clemens lived in while mining in Unionville. Pershing County Conquered! Smile for another county well done!
Exactly 109 years later, members of the E.C.V. gathered here to hold a reunion in commemoration of this propitious event. To the rear of this marker are the remains of Mark Twain's cabin. Also a member of E.C.V., he built this structure in 1861 and lived here before moving to Virginia City. Approaching Unionville County Park. What a change from your typical Pershing County markers! Directly behind the cabin to the left of the tree, is the famous Mark Twain cabin, rumored to be the very same house that a young Sam Clemens lived in while mining in Unionville. Pershing County Conquered! Smile for another county well done!
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