Historical Markers of White Pine County
Location: Eastern White Pine, Ely Directions: Located on the grounds of the White Pine Museum in Ely
N39° 15' 9.36" W114° 52' 42.73"
Date Conquered: 3/12/08 Nearest Intersection: Between Ogden & Nevada Aves. Quick Description: Commemorates an influencial eastern Nevada freighting railroad and its role in White Pine's copper boom Signed: No -- Historically, this marker was signed. No signs exist today. NOTES: #100 is a unique marker within White Pine. For one, this marker is unsigned from Aultman Street making it very easy to miss. In addition, this marker can be a nuisance considering it sits literally behind bars, located about twenty yards from Aultman within the grounds of the White Pine Museum. If the musum is closed, hunters can only view this marker from the sidewalk. Try to come here in mid-summer when the museum is open to visitors (8am-4pm.) Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Mark Requa's Nevada Consolidated Copper Company built a 150-mile line from Cobre on the Southern Pacific to Ely in 1905-06 to haul ore from Copper Flat mines west of Ely. Ore was loaded into railroad gondolas at Copper Flat for the trip to the smelter at McGill, over a double-track trestle 1720 feet long. The trestle burned in 1922 and was replaced with an earth fill. Passenger service and the "school train" carrying McGill youth to Ely High School ended in 1941. Copper ore still moves over the railway between the Copper Flat pit and the McGill concentrator and is still shipped out to Cobre. Freight trains also occasionally still ply the track between Ely and Cobre on the Southern Pacific and Ely and Shafter on the Western Pacific. View from Aultman Street (US 50). HM 100 inside the fence.
NOTES: #100 is a unique marker within White Pine. For one, this marker is unsigned from Aultman Street making it very easy to miss. In addition, this marker can be a nuisance considering it sits literally behind bars, located about twenty yards from Aultman within the grounds of the White Pine Museum. If the musum is closed, hunters can only view this marker from the sidewalk. Try to come here in mid-summer when the museum is open to visitors (8am-4pm.) Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Mark Requa's Nevada Consolidated Copper Company built a 150-mile line from Cobre on the Southern Pacific to Ely in 1905-06 to haul ore from Copper Flat mines west of Ely. Ore was loaded into railroad gondolas at Copper Flat for the trip to the smelter at McGill, over a double-track trestle 1720 feet long. The trestle burned in 1922 and was replaced with an earth fill. Passenger service and the "school train" carrying McGill youth to Ely High School ended in 1941. Copper ore still moves over the railway between the Copper Flat pit and the McGill concentrator and is still shipped out to Cobre. Freight trains also occasionally still ply the track between Ely and Cobre on the Southern Pacific and Ely and Shafter on the Western Pacific. View from Aultman Street (US 50). HM 100 inside the fence.
Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Mark Requa's Nevada Consolidated Copper Company built a 150-mile line from Cobre on the Southern Pacific to Ely in 1905-06 to haul ore from Copper Flat mines west of Ely. Ore was loaded into railroad gondolas at Copper Flat for the trip to the smelter at McGill, over a double-track trestle 1720 feet long. The trestle burned in 1922 and was replaced with an earth fill. Passenger service and the "school train" carrying McGill youth to Ely High School ended in 1941. Copper ore still moves over the railway between the Copper Flat pit and the McGill concentrator and is still shipped out to Cobre. Freight trains also occasionally still ply the track between Ely and Cobre on the Southern Pacific and Ely and Shafter on the Western Pacific. View from Aultman Street (US 50). HM 100 inside the fence.
Mark Requa's Nevada Consolidated Copper Company built a 150-mile line from Cobre on the Southern Pacific to Ely in 1905-06 to haul ore from Copper Flat mines west of Ely. Ore was loaded into railroad gondolas at Copper Flat for the trip to the smelter at McGill, over a double-track trestle 1720 feet long. The trestle burned in 1922 and was replaced with an earth fill. Passenger service and the "school train" carrying McGill youth to Ely High School ended in 1941. Copper ore still moves over the railway between the Copper Flat pit and the McGill concentrator and is still shipped out to Cobre. Freight trains also occasionally still ply the track between Ely and Cobre on the Southern Pacific and Ely and Shafter on the Western Pacific. View from Aultman Street (US 50). HM 100 inside the fence.
Ore was loaded into railroad gondolas at Copper Flat for the trip to the smelter at McGill, over a double-track trestle 1720 feet long. The trestle burned in 1922 and was replaced with an earth fill. Passenger service and the "school train" carrying McGill youth to Ely High School ended in 1941. Copper ore still moves over the railway between the Copper Flat pit and the McGill concentrator and is still shipped out to Cobre. Freight trains also occasionally still ply the track between Ely and Cobre on the Southern Pacific and Ely and Shafter on the Western Pacific. View from Aultman Street (US 50). HM 100 inside the fence.
Passenger service and the "school train" carrying McGill youth to Ely High School ended in 1941. Copper ore still moves over the railway between the Copper Flat pit and the McGill concentrator and is still shipped out to Cobre. Freight trains also occasionally still ply the track between Ely and Cobre on the Southern Pacific and Ely and Shafter on the Western Pacific. View from Aultman Street (US 50). HM 100 inside the fence.
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