- UPDATE - ~ Sadly, after a recent visit in 2009, I found this marker to be missing in action! The photos you see on this page were a result of my conquering in 2008. Please read the full story behind this marker's disappearance below.
Historical Markers of White Pine County
Location: Eastern White Pine, Steptoe Valley Directions: Along US 93 at the Ely Rest Area, 2 miles north of Ely
Date Conquered: 3/13/08 Quick Description: A marker cataloguing the expansive routes of Jedediah Smith through Nevada Signed: No -- Historically, this marker was signed. (No signs exist today.) Full Description: Exact description as reads ... In May-June, 1827, Jedediah Smith attempted to find a route from California's central valley to the Great Salt Lake Valley in Utah, and he became the first European to completely cross what is now Nevada. Because Smith's journal and map have never been found, his exact route is unknown. Based on Smith's own statements about his difficult trip, modern Nevada historians and geographers have pieced together the most plausible route. Smith crossed the Sierra Nevada at Ebbetts Pass, swung southeast along or across the headwaters and the middle reaches of Walker River, and passed into central Nevada's trackless waste south of Walker Lake. He entered Smoky Valley on its southwest side in June, 1827, and crossed the valley in a northeasterly direction. He then paralleled the future Simpson Survey, route of the Pony Express and Overland Stage, along modern U.S. Highway 50. He entered Utah at Ibapah. Taken in 2008 before the Rest Area's closure. This marker would've been better placed further up Steptoe Valley nearer Cherry Creek, near the Goshute Range east of Schellbourne, or Connors Pass south of Ely. Taken in 2008, a motorist whizzes right on by; this shot best describes this redundant Rest Area. -- Conquered, 'Late Removal' -- Date of Disappearance: Spring 2009 NOTE: Today, you will find this rest area CLOSED and the marker nowhere to be found. Ely branch NDOT was in the process of tearing down this rest area because of its low use to reduce maintenance costs. I must say that I never expected this one to go missing. Then again, I'm not surprised. #84, unlike many MIAs on this page, has a perfectly logical explanation for its removal. Although, I've already recorded this marker on this website, today's visitor will no longer find a marker here! (Click on the link below to view this marker) #84 recently went MIA in the summer of 2009 due to the closing of the East Ely Rest Area, just north of Ely. This rest area was a pointless one, mainly because of its proximity to a major town. I contacted the Ely branch NDOT on this one and here's what they had to say. NDOT: "...That rest area is in the process of being torn down. Nobody used it and we're doing it to reduce maintenance costs." In regards to the marker... "It was torn down too. We hope to have it up in the next few months." Finally, an MIA with an explanation and most importantly, a confirmation! This alone is reassuring and more than likely, it's probably sitting right in their maintenance yard. I never had a chance to swing by to confirm this, but I will the next time I'm out that way. In closing, #84 will remain MIA for now, with a good chance that it will be re-erected sometime in 2011. No word on what the rest area will become, but at least funding for it will be transferred somewhere else... maybe to the maintenance of historical markers?! One can only hope. More information as it comes later.
Full Description: Exact description as reads ... In May-June, 1827, Jedediah Smith attempted to find a route from California's central valley to the Great Salt Lake Valley in Utah, and he became the first European to completely cross what is now Nevada. Because Smith's journal and map have never been found, his exact route is unknown. Based on Smith's own statements about his difficult trip, modern Nevada historians and geographers have pieced together the most plausible route. Smith crossed the Sierra Nevada at Ebbetts Pass, swung southeast along or across the headwaters and the middle reaches of Walker River, and passed into central Nevada's trackless waste south of Walker Lake. He entered Smoky Valley on its southwest side in June, 1827, and crossed the valley in a northeasterly direction. He then paralleled the future Simpson Survey, route of the Pony Express and Overland Stage, along modern U.S. Highway 50. He entered Utah at Ibapah. Taken in 2008 before the Rest Area's closure. This marker would've been better placed further up Steptoe Valley nearer Cherry Creek, near the Goshute Range east of Schellbourne, or Connors Pass south of Ely. Taken in 2008, a motorist whizzes right on by; this shot best describes this redundant Rest Area. -- Conquered, 'Late Removal' -- Date of Disappearance: Spring 2009 NOTE: Today, you will find this rest area CLOSED and the marker nowhere to be found. Ely branch NDOT was in the process of tearing down this rest area because of its low use to reduce maintenance costs. I must say that I never expected this one to go missing. Then again, I'm not surprised. #84, unlike many MIAs on this page, has a perfectly logical explanation for its removal. Although, I've already recorded this marker on this website, today's visitor will no longer find a marker here! (Click on the link below to view this marker) #84 recently went MIA in the summer of 2009 due to the closing of the East Ely Rest Area, just north of Ely. This rest area was a pointless one, mainly because of its proximity to a major town. I contacted the Ely branch NDOT on this one and here's what they had to say. NDOT: "...That rest area is in the process of being torn down. Nobody used it and we're doing it to reduce maintenance costs." In regards to the marker... "It was torn down too. We hope to have it up in the next few months." Finally, an MIA with an explanation and most importantly, a confirmation! This alone is reassuring and more than likely, it's probably sitting right in their maintenance yard. I never had a chance to swing by to confirm this, but I will the next time I'm out that way. In closing, #84 will remain MIA for now, with a good chance that it will be re-erected sometime in 2011. No word on what the rest area will become, but at least funding for it will be transferred somewhere else... maybe to the maintenance of historical markers?! One can only hope. More information as it comes later.
In May-June, 1827, Jedediah Smith attempted to find a route from California's central valley to the Great Salt Lake Valley in Utah, and he became the first European to completely cross what is now Nevada. Because Smith's journal and map have never been found, his exact route is unknown. Based on Smith's own statements about his difficult trip, modern Nevada historians and geographers have pieced together the most plausible route. Smith crossed the Sierra Nevada at Ebbetts Pass, swung southeast along or across the headwaters and the middle reaches of Walker River, and passed into central Nevada's trackless waste south of Walker Lake. He entered Smoky Valley on its southwest side in June, 1827, and crossed the valley in a northeasterly direction. He then paralleled the future Simpson Survey, route of the Pony Express and Overland Stage, along modern U.S. Highway 50. He entered Utah at Ibapah. Taken in 2008 before the Rest Area's closure. This marker would've been better placed further up Steptoe Valley nearer Cherry Creek, near the Goshute Range east of Schellbourne, or Connors Pass south of Ely. Taken in 2008, a motorist whizzes right on by; this shot best describes this redundant Rest Area. -- Conquered, 'Late Removal' -- Date of Disappearance: Spring 2009 NOTE: Today, you will find this rest area CLOSED and the marker nowhere to be found. Ely branch NDOT was in the process of tearing down this rest area because of its low use to reduce maintenance costs. I must say that I never expected this one to go missing. Then again, I'm not surprised. #84, unlike many MIAs on this page, has a perfectly logical explanation for its removal. Although, I've already recorded this marker on this website, today's visitor will no longer find a marker here! (Click on the link below to view this marker) #84 recently went MIA in the summer of 2009 due to the closing of the East Ely Rest Area, just north of Ely. This rest area was a pointless one, mainly because of its proximity to a major town. I contacted the Ely branch NDOT on this one and here's what they had to say. NDOT: "...That rest area is in the process of being torn down. Nobody used it and we're doing it to reduce maintenance costs." In regards to the marker... "It was torn down too. We hope to have it up in the next few months." Finally, an MIA with an explanation and most importantly, a confirmation! This alone is reassuring and more than likely, it's probably sitting right in their maintenance yard. I never had a chance to swing by to confirm this, but I will the next time I'm out that way. In closing, #84 will remain MIA for now, with a good chance that it will be re-erected sometime in 2011. No word on what the rest area will become, but at least funding for it will be transferred somewhere else... maybe to the maintenance of historical markers?! One can only hope. More information as it comes later.
Because Smith's journal and map have never been found, his exact route is unknown. Based on Smith's own statements about his difficult trip, modern Nevada historians and geographers have pieced together the most plausible route. Smith crossed the Sierra Nevada at Ebbetts Pass, swung southeast along or across the headwaters and the middle reaches of Walker River, and passed into central Nevada's trackless waste south of Walker Lake. He entered Smoky Valley on its southwest side in June, 1827, and crossed the valley in a northeasterly direction. He then paralleled the future Simpson Survey, route of the Pony Express and Overland Stage, along modern U.S. Highway 50. He entered Utah at Ibapah. Taken in 2008 before the Rest Area's closure. This marker would've been better placed further up Steptoe Valley nearer Cherry Creek, near the Goshute Range east of Schellbourne, or Connors Pass south of Ely. Taken in 2008, a motorist whizzes right on by; this shot best describes this redundant Rest Area. -- Conquered, 'Late Removal' -- Date of Disappearance: Spring 2009 NOTE: Today, you will find this rest area CLOSED and the marker nowhere to be found. Ely branch NDOT was in the process of tearing down this rest area because of its low use to reduce maintenance costs. I must say that I never expected this one to go missing. Then again, I'm not surprised. #84, unlike many MIAs on this page, has a perfectly logical explanation for its removal. Although, I've already recorded this marker on this website, today's visitor will no longer find a marker here! (Click on the link below to view this marker) #84 recently went MIA in the summer of 2009 due to the closing of the East Ely Rest Area, just north of Ely. This rest area was a pointless one, mainly because of its proximity to a major town. I contacted the Ely branch NDOT on this one and here's what they had to say. NDOT: "...That rest area is in the process of being torn down. Nobody used it and we're doing it to reduce maintenance costs." In regards to the marker... "It was torn down too. We hope to have it up in the next few months." Finally, an MIA with an explanation and most importantly, a confirmation! This alone is reassuring and more than likely, it's probably sitting right in their maintenance yard. I never had a chance to swing by to confirm this, but I will the next time I'm out that way. In closing, #84 will remain MIA for now, with a good chance that it will be re-erected sometime in 2011. No word on what the rest area will become, but at least funding for it will be transferred somewhere else... maybe to the maintenance of historical markers?! One can only hope. More information as it comes later.
He entered Smoky Valley on its southwest side in June, 1827, and crossed the valley in a northeasterly direction. He then paralleled the future Simpson Survey, route of the Pony Express and Overland Stage, along modern U.S. Highway 50. He entered Utah at Ibapah. Taken in 2008 before the Rest Area's closure. This marker would've been better placed further up Steptoe Valley nearer Cherry Creek, near the Goshute Range east of Schellbourne, or Connors Pass south of Ely. Taken in 2008, a motorist whizzes right on by; this shot best describes this redundant Rest Area. -- Conquered, 'Late Removal' -- Date of Disappearance: Spring 2009 NOTE: Today, you will find this rest area CLOSED and the marker nowhere to be found. Ely branch NDOT was in the process of tearing down this rest area because of its low use to reduce maintenance costs. I must say that I never expected this one to go missing. Then again, I'm not surprised. #84, unlike many MIAs on this page, has a perfectly logical explanation for its removal. Although, I've already recorded this marker on this website, today's visitor will no longer find a marker here! (Click on the link below to view this marker) #84 recently went MIA in the summer of 2009 due to the closing of the East Ely Rest Area, just north of Ely. This rest area was a pointless one, mainly because of its proximity to a major town. I contacted the Ely branch NDOT on this one and here's what they had to say. NDOT: "...That rest area is in the process of being torn down. Nobody used it and we're doing it to reduce maintenance costs." In regards to the marker... "It was torn down too. We hope to have it up in the next few months." Finally, an MIA with an explanation and most importantly, a confirmation! This alone is reassuring and more than likely, it's probably sitting right in their maintenance yard. I never had a chance to swing by to confirm this, but I will the next time I'm out that way. In closing, #84 will remain MIA for now, with a good chance that it will be re-erected sometime in 2011. No word on what the rest area will become, but at least funding for it will be transferred somewhere else... maybe to the maintenance of historical markers?! One can only hope. More information as it comes later.
He entered Utah at Ibapah. Taken in 2008 before the Rest Area's closure. This marker would've been better placed further up Steptoe Valley nearer Cherry Creek, near the Goshute Range east of Schellbourne, or Connors Pass south of Ely. Taken in 2008, a motorist whizzes right on by; this shot best describes this redundant Rest Area. -- Conquered, 'Late Removal' -- Date of Disappearance: Spring 2009 NOTE: Today, you will find this rest area CLOSED and the marker nowhere to be found. Ely branch NDOT was in the process of tearing down this rest area because of its low use to reduce maintenance costs. I must say that I never expected this one to go missing. Then again, I'm not surprised. #84, unlike many MIAs on this page, has a perfectly logical explanation for its removal. Although, I've already recorded this marker on this website, today's visitor will no longer find a marker here! (Click on the link below to view this marker) #84 recently went MIA in the summer of 2009 due to the closing of the East Ely Rest Area, just north of Ely. This rest area was a pointless one, mainly because of its proximity to a major town. I contacted the Ely branch NDOT on this one and here's what they had to say. NDOT: "...That rest area is in the process of being torn down. Nobody used it and we're doing it to reduce maintenance costs." In regards to the marker... "It was torn down too. We hope to have it up in the next few months." Finally, an MIA with an explanation and most importantly, a confirmation! This alone is reassuring and more than likely, it's probably sitting right in their maintenance yard. I never had a chance to swing by to confirm this, but I will the next time I'm out that way. In closing, #84 will remain MIA for now, with a good chance that it will be re-erected sometime in 2011. No word on what the rest area will become, but at least funding for it will be transferred somewhere else... maybe to the maintenance of historical markers?! One can only hope. More information as it comes later.
-- Conquered, 'Late Removal' -- Date of Disappearance: Spring 2009
NOTE: Today, you will find this rest area CLOSED and the marker nowhere to be found. Ely branch NDOT was in the process of tearing down this rest area because of its low use to reduce maintenance costs. I must say that I never expected this one to go missing. Then again, I'm not surprised. #84, unlike many MIAs on this page, has a perfectly logical explanation for its removal. Although, I've already recorded this marker on this website, today's visitor will no longer find a marker here! (Click on the link below to view this marker) #84 recently went MIA in the summer of 2009 due to the closing of the East Ely Rest Area, just north of Ely. This rest area was a pointless one, mainly because of its proximity to a major town. I contacted the Ely branch NDOT on this one and here's what they had to say. NDOT: "...That rest area is in the process of being torn down. Nobody used it and we're doing it to reduce maintenance costs." In regards to the marker... "It was torn down too. We hope to have it up in the next few months." Finally, an MIA with an explanation and most importantly, a confirmation! This alone is reassuring and more than likely, it's probably sitting right in their maintenance yard. I never had a chance to swing by to confirm this, but I will the next time I'm out that way. In closing, #84 will remain MIA for now, with a good chance that it will be re-erected sometime in 2011. No word on what the rest area will become, but at least funding for it will be transferred somewhere else... maybe to the maintenance of historical markers?! One can only hope. More information as it comes later.
I must say that I never expected this one to go missing. Then again, I'm not surprised. #84, unlike many MIAs on this page, has a perfectly logical explanation for its removal. Although, I've already recorded this marker on this website, today's visitor will no longer find a marker here! (Click on the link below to view this marker) #84 recently went MIA in the summer of 2009 due to the closing of the East Ely Rest Area, just north of Ely. This rest area was a pointless one, mainly because of its proximity to a major town. I contacted the Ely branch NDOT on this one and here's what they had to say. NDOT: "...That rest area is in the process of being torn down. Nobody used it and we're doing it to reduce maintenance costs." In regards to the marker... "It was torn down too. We hope to have it up in the next few months." Finally, an MIA with an explanation and most importantly, a confirmation! This alone is reassuring and more than likely, it's probably sitting right in their maintenance yard. I never had a chance to swing by to confirm this, but I will the next time I'm out that way. In closing, #84 will remain MIA for now, with a good chance that it will be re-erected sometime in 2011. No word on what the rest area will become, but at least funding for it will be transferred somewhere else... maybe to the maintenance of historical markers?! One can only hope. More information as it comes later.
NDOT: "...That rest area is in the process of being torn down. Nobody used it and we're doing it to reduce maintenance costs." In regards to the marker... "It was torn down too. We hope to have it up in the next few months."
Finally, an MIA with an explanation and most importantly, a confirmation! This alone is reassuring and more than likely, it's probably sitting right in their maintenance yard. I never had a chance to swing by to confirm this, but I will the next time I'm out that way. In closing, #84 will remain MIA for now, with a good chance that it will be re-erected sometime in 2011. No word on what the rest area will become, but at least funding for it will be transferred somewhere else... maybe to the maintenance of historical markers?! One can only hope. More information as it comes later.
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