Historical Markers of White Pine County
Location: Eastern White Pine, Steptoe Valley Directions: Along US 6/50/93, 12 miles S of Ely
N39° 05' 20.0" W114° 45' 10.2"
Date Conquered: 3/12/08 Quick Description: Honors a rich mining district made up of several mining camps in the 1880's. Signed: Yes -- Dual signed with #99 (Signed on both sides of highway.) Full Description: Exact description as reads ... The ghost town of Ward, in the foothills of the Egan Range, lies some eight miles west of here. Booming from 1876 until 1882, with a peak population of 1,500, Ward was somewhat of a lawless mining camp. Early killings did occur, but justice was meted out by the vigilante committee and the hanging rope. A million dollars worth of silver was taken from a single chamber of the Ward Mine, yet the abandoned house was used for the first school and no movement was ever started to build a church. The town was abandoned by the late 1880s, but new discoveries and better mining methods prompted a resurgence of activity in 1906 and again in the 1960s. Shared real-estate! Both HM 54 and 99 share the same location. This is very rare in Nevada to have two historical markers located at the same spot.
Full Description: Exact description as reads ... The ghost town of Ward, in the foothills of the Egan Range, lies some eight miles west of here. Booming from 1876 until 1882, with a peak population of 1,500, Ward was somewhat of a lawless mining camp. Early killings did occur, but justice was meted out by the vigilante committee and the hanging rope. A million dollars worth of silver was taken from a single chamber of the Ward Mine, yet the abandoned house was used for the first school and no movement was ever started to build a church. The town was abandoned by the late 1880s, but new discoveries and better mining methods prompted a resurgence of activity in 1906 and again in the 1960s. Shared real-estate! Both HM 54 and 99 share the same location. This is very rare in Nevada to have two historical markers located at the same spot.
The ghost town of Ward, in the foothills of the Egan Range, lies some eight miles west of here. Booming from 1876 until 1882, with a peak population of 1,500, Ward was somewhat of a lawless mining camp. Early killings did occur, but justice was meted out by the vigilante committee and the hanging rope. A million dollars worth of silver was taken from a single chamber of the Ward Mine, yet the abandoned house was used for the first school and no movement was ever started to build a church. The town was abandoned by the late 1880s, but new discoveries and better mining methods prompted a resurgence of activity in 1906 and again in the 1960s. Shared real-estate! Both HM 54 and 99 share the same location. This is very rare in Nevada to have two historical markers located at the same spot.
A million dollars worth of silver was taken from a single chamber of the Ward Mine, yet the abandoned house was used for the first school and no movement was ever started to build a church. The town was abandoned by the late 1880s, but new discoveries and better mining methods prompted a resurgence of activity in 1906 and again in the 1960s. Shared real-estate! Both HM 54 and 99 share the same location. This is very rare in Nevada to have two historical markers located at the same spot.
The town was abandoned by the late 1880s, but new discoveries and better mining methods prompted a resurgence of activity in 1906 and again in the 1960s. Shared real-estate! Both HM 54 and 99 share the same location. This is very rare in Nevada to have two historical markers located at the same spot.
Shared real-estate! Both HM 54 and 99 share the same location. This is very rare in Nevada to have two historical markers located at the same spot.
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