Historical Markers of White Pine County
Location: Eastern White Pine, Steptoe Valley, Cherry Creek Directions: At the end of Cherry Creek Road, 8.3 miles west of US 93 in Cherry Creek
Date Conquered: 3/13/08 Quick Description: Honors the old town of Cherry Creek and its rich gold and silver discovery Signed: Yes -- Severely faded! The only reason a sign exists at all on remote pavement is because this road used to be a state highway before it was relinquished (former SR 483) Otherwise, the erection of a sign would've been very unlikely. (Signed on the west bound side of Cherry Creek Rd at the entrance to town.) NOTES: #52 is quite a ways from the nucleus of White Pine County. The turnoff to Cherry Creek is approximately 45 miles north of town. Don't waste yourself the experience by cutting time short. Allow plenty of time for a visit to Cherry Creek! Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Here, at one time, was the largest town in White Pine County. Part of the Cherry Creek Mining District, Cherry Creek’s years of largest gold and silver production were between 1872 and 1883. At the peak of its prosperity, the town had an estimated population of 6,000. Five miles south of here is Egan Canyon where one of the oldest gold mines in Nevada was located. As early as 1850, Indians mined gold there. A stage station was located by Major Howard Egan in 1859 for Woodward and Chorpenning’s California Mail Co. In 1860, it was used by the Pony Express as a change station, and from 1861 to 1869 was an Overland Stage Station. In 1864, a five-stamp mill, the first such in eastern Nevada, and a small mining camp were constructed. Most of the early activity has ceased by 1883, but in 1897 there was a great revival in mining activity, which lasted into the early 1900's. During this period, prior to the completion of the Nevada Northern Railroad in 1906, freight and passenger traffic was via long streams of massive freight wagons and stagecoaches from Toana and Wells. In 1933, the old mine was reopened and a new camp was built. Production from the Egan Mine over the years has been approximately $3,000,000. The truth is, the town of Cherry Creek never died at all. The Cherry Creek of today is actually much like it was in its earlier day. If you choose to tour the town, don't be surprised if you get a few onlookers keeping watchful eye over their little town. Like any rural Nevada town, be polite and respect all hints of private property. DID YOU KNOW?... ...Cherry Creek was elected as the first county seat of White Pine County? Visiting the town today, this notion is very hard to believe! Unfortunately, this title didn't last long, beaten quickly after silver was found in Hamilton. After Hamilton's reign was over, the seat shifted to McGill, then finally to Ely where it sits today. After reading this piece of historical trivia, does it surprise you that White Pine County is the distinction of having more county seats throughout its history than any other county in Nevada? With a population of just twenty permanent residents, Cherry Creek is but a smidgeon of what it was in the late 1870's, when the town's peak population rose to over 6,000! Unfortunately like any busy in Nevada, Cherry Creek's mines played out a few years later, sadly ending most of the town's glory days.
NOTES: #52 is quite a ways from the nucleus of White Pine County. The turnoff to Cherry Creek is approximately 45 miles north of town. Don't waste yourself the experience by cutting time short. Allow plenty of time for a visit to Cherry Creek! Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Here, at one time, was the largest town in White Pine County. Part of the Cherry Creek Mining District, Cherry Creek’s years of largest gold and silver production were between 1872 and 1883. At the peak of its prosperity, the town had an estimated population of 6,000. Five miles south of here is Egan Canyon where one of the oldest gold mines in Nevada was located. As early as 1850, Indians mined gold there. A stage station was located by Major Howard Egan in 1859 for Woodward and Chorpenning’s California Mail Co. In 1860, it was used by the Pony Express as a change station, and from 1861 to 1869 was an Overland Stage Station. In 1864, a five-stamp mill, the first such in eastern Nevada, and a small mining camp were constructed. Most of the early activity has ceased by 1883, but in 1897 there was a great revival in mining activity, which lasted into the early 1900's. During this period, prior to the completion of the Nevada Northern Railroad in 1906, freight and passenger traffic was via long streams of massive freight wagons and stagecoaches from Toana and Wells. In 1933, the old mine was reopened and a new camp was built. Production from the Egan Mine over the years has been approximately $3,000,000. The truth is, the town of Cherry Creek never died at all. The Cherry Creek of today is actually much like it was in its earlier day. If you choose to tour the town, don't be surprised if you get a few onlookers keeping watchful eye over their little town. Like any rural Nevada town, be polite and respect all hints of private property. DID YOU KNOW?... ...Cherry Creek was elected as the first county seat of White Pine County? Visiting the town today, this notion is very hard to believe! Unfortunately, this title didn't last long, beaten quickly after silver was found in Hamilton. After Hamilton's reign was over, the seat shifted to McGill, then finally to Ely where it sits today. After reading this piece of historical trivia, does it surprise you that White Pine County is the distinction of having more county seats throughout its history than any other county in Nevada? With a population of just twenty permanent residents, Cherry Creek is but a smidgeon of what it was in the late 1870's, when the town's peak population rose to over 6,000! Unfortunately like any busy in Nevada, Cherry Creek's mines played out a few years later, sadly ending most of the town's glory days.
Full Description: Exact description as reads ... Here, at one time, was the largest town in White Pine County. Part of the Cherry Creek Mining District, Cherry Creek’s years of largest gold and silver production were between 1872 and 1883. At the peak of its prosperity, the town had an estimated population of 6,000. Five miles south of here is Egan Canyon where one of the oldest gold mines in Nevada was located. As early as 1850, Indians mined gold there. A stage station was located by Major Howard Egan in 1859 for Woodward and Chorpenning’s California Mail Co. In 1860, it was used by the Pony Express as a change station, and from 1861 to 1869 was an Overland Stage Station. In 1864, a five-stamp mill, the first such in eastern Nevada, and a small mining camp were constructed. Most of the early activity has ceased by 1883, but in 1897 there was a great revival in mining activity, which lasted into the early 1900's. During this period, prior to the completion of the Nevada Northern Railroad in 1906, freight and passenger traffic was via long streams of massive freight wagons and stagecoaches from Toana and Wells. In 1933, the old mine was reopened and a new camp was built. Production from the Egan Mine over the years has been approximately $3,000,000. The truth is, the town of Cherry Creek never died at all. The Cherry Creek of today is actually much like it was in its earlier day. If you choose to tour the town, don't be surprised if you get a few onlookers keeping watchful eye over their little town. Like any rural Nevada town, be polite and respect all hints of private property. DID YOU KNOW?... ...Cherry Creek was elected as the first county seat of White Pine County? Visiting the town today, this notion is very hard to believe! Unfortunately, this title didn't last long, beaten quickly after silver was found in Hamilton. After Hamilton's reign was over, the seat shifted to McGill, then finally to Ely where it sits today. After reading this piece of historical trivia, does it surprise you that White Pine County is the distinction of having more county seats throughout its history than any other county in Nevada? With a population of just twenty permanent residents, Cherry Creek is but a smidgeon of what it was in the late 1870's, when the town's peak population rose to over 6,000! Unfortunately like any busy in Nevada, Cherry Creek's mines played out a few years later, sadly ending most of the town's glory days.
Here, at one time, was the largest town in White Pine County. Part of the Cherry Creek Mining District, Cherry Creek’s years of largest gold and silver production were between 1872 and 1883. At the peak of its prosperity, the town had an estimated population of 6,000. Five miles south of here is Egan Canyon where one of the oldest gold mines in Nevada was located. As early as 1850, Indians mined gold there. A stage station was located by Major Howard Egan in 1859 for Woodward and Chorpenning’s California Mail Co. In 1860, it was used by the Pony Express as a change station, and from 1861 to 1869 was an Overland Stage Station. In 1864, a five-stamp mill, the first such in eastern Nevada, and a small mining camp were constructed. Most of the early activity has ceased by 1883, but in 1897 there was a great revival in mining activity, which lasted into the early 1900's. During this period, prior to the completion of the Nevada Northern Railroad in 1906, freight and passenger traffic was via long streams of massive freight wagons and stagecoaches from Toana and Wells. In 1933, the old mine was reopened and a new camp was built. Production from the Egan Mine over the years has been approximately $3,000,000. The truth is, the town of Cherry Creek never died at all. The Cherry Creek of today is actually much like it was in its earlier day. If you choose to tour the town, don't be surprised if you get a few onlookers keeping watchful eye over their little town. Like any rural Nevada town, be polite and respect all hints of private property. DID YOU KNOW?... ...Cherry Creek was elected as the first county seat of White Pine County? Visiting the town today, this notion is very hard to believe! Unfortunately, this title didn't last long, beaten quickly after silver was found in Hamilton. After Hamilton's reign was over, the seat shifted to McGill, then finally to Ely where it sits today. After reading this piece of historical trivia, does it surprise you that White Pine County is the distinction of having more county seats throughout its history than any other county in Nevada? With a population of just twenty permanent residents, Cherry Creek is but a smidgeon of what it was in the late 1870's, when the town's peak population rose to over 6,000! Unfortunately like any busy in Nevada, Cherry Creek's mines played out a few years later, sadly ending most of the town's glory days.
Five miles south of here is Egan Canyon where one of the oldest gold mines in Nevada was located. As early as 1850, Indians mined gold there. A stage station was located by Major Howard Egan in 1859 for Woodward and Chorpenning’s California Mail Co. In 1860, it was used by the Pony Express as a change station, and from 1861 to 1869 was an Overland Stage Station. In 1864, a five-stamp mill, the first such in eastern Nevada, and a small mining camp were constructed. Most of the early activity has ceased by 1883, but in 1897 there was a great revival in mining activity, which lasted into the early 1900's. During this period, prior to the completion of the Nevada Northern Railroad in 1906, freight and passenger traffic was via long streams of massive freight wagons and stagecoaches from Toana and Wells. In 1933, the old mine was reopened and a new camp was built. Production from the Egan Mine over the years has been approximately $3,000,000. The truth is, the town of Cherry Creek never died at all. The Cherry Creek of today is actually much like it was in its earlier day. If you choose to tour the town, don't be surprised if you get a few onlookers keeping watchful eye over their little town. Like any rural Nevada town, be polite and respect all hints of private property. DID YOU KNOW?... ...Cherry Creek was elected as the first county seat of White Pine County? Visiting the town today, this notion is very hard to believe! Unfortunately, this title didn't last long, beaten quickly after silver was found in Hamilton. After Hamilton's reign was over, the seat shifted to McGill, then finally to Ely where it sits today. After reading this piece of historical trivia, does it surprise you that White Pine County is the distinction of having more county seats throughout its history than any other county in Nevada? With a population of just twenty permanent residents, Cherry Creek is but a smidgeon of what it was in the late 1870's, when the town's peak population rose to over 6,000! Unfortunately like any busy in Nevada, Cherry Creek's mines played out a few years later, sadly ending most of the town's glory days.
In 1864, a five-stamp mill, the first such in eastern Nevada, and a small mining camp were constructed. Most of the early activity has ceased by 1883, but in 1897 there was a great revival in mining activity, which lasted into the early 1900's. During this period, prior to the completion of the Nevada Northern Railroad in 1906, freight and passenger traffic was via long streams of massive freight wagons and stagecoaches from Toana and Wells. In 1933, the old mine was reopened and a new camp was built. Production from the Egan Mine over the years has been approximately $3,000,000. The truth is, the town of Cherry Creek never died at all. The Cherry Creek of today is actually much like it was in its earlier day. If you choose to tour the town, don't be surprised if you get a few onlookers keeping watchful eye over their little town. Like any rural Nevada town, be polite and respect all hints of private property. DID YOU KNOW?... ...Cherry Creek was elected as the first county seat of White Pine County? Visiting the town today, this notion is very hard to believe! Unfortunately, this title didn't last long, beaten quickly after silver was found in Hamilton. After Hamilton's reign was over, the seat shifted to McGill, then finally to Ely where it sits today. After reading this piece of historical trivia, does it surprise you that White Pine County is the distinction of having more county seats throughout its history than any other county in Nevada? With a population of just twenty permanent residents, Cherry Creek is but a smidgeon of what it was in the late 1870's, when the town's peak population rose to over 6,000! Unfortunately like any busy in Nevada, Cherry Creek's mines played out a few years later, sadly ending most of the town's glory days.
DID YOU KNOW?... ...Cherry Creek was elected as the first county seat of White Pine County? Visiting the town today, this notion is very hard to believe! Unfortunately, this title didn't last long, beaten quickly after silver was found in Hamilton. After Hamilton's reign was over, the seat shifted to McGill, then finally to Ely where it sits today. After reading this piece of historical trivia, does it surprise you that White Pine County is the distinction of having more county seats throughout its history than any other county in Nevada? With a population of just twenty permanent residents, Cherry Creek is but a smidgeon of what it was in the late 1870's, when the town's peak population rose to over 6,000! Unfortunately like any busy in Nevada, Cherry Creek's mines played out a few years later, sadly ending most of the town's glory days.
With a population of just twenty permanent residents, Cherry Creek is but a smidgeon of what it was in the late 1870's, when the town's peak population rose to over 6,000! Unfortunately like any busy in Nevada, Cherry Creek's mines played out a few years later, sadly ending most of the town's glory days.
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