Historical Markers of White Pine County
 

  • HM 9 - Copper Country
  • HM 51 - Schellbourne
  • HM 52 - Cherry Creek
  • HM 53 - Hamilton
  • HM 54 - Ward Mining District
  • HM 84 - Jedediah Strong Smith (Explorer of the Western Wilderness)
  • HM 98 - Osceola (1872-1940)
  • HM 99 - Taylor
  • HM 100 - Nevada Northern Railway
  • HM 184 - Ward Charcoal Ovens
  • HM 269 - Ely - Forging the Link
  • Copper Country

    Location: Eastern White Pine, Egan Range
    Directions: Along US 50, 2.7 miles west of Ely at Ruth Junction

    N39° 17' 01.0"   W114° 57' 51.3"

    Location: 2
    Visibility: 1
    Accessibility: 1
    Marker type: Stone
       

    Date Conquered: 3/10/08
    Nearest intersection: Ruth Junction
    Quick Description: A marker commemorating the history of copper mining in Eastern Nevada.
    Signed: Yes -- Signed on both lanes of US 50.

    Full Description:
    Exact description as reads ...

    The famed open-pit mines of eastern Nevada, including the Liberty Pit, largest in the state, are located two miles south of this point. Through the first half of the 20th century, this area produced nearly a billion dollars in copper, gold and silver. The huge mounds visible from here are waste rock which was removed to uncover the ore.

    Two miles east of here near Lane City, was the Elijah, the first mine discovered in the Robinson Mining District. Lane City, originally called Mineral City, was settled in 1869 and had a population of 400. At Mineral City was the Ragsdale Station, one hotel and stage station.

    What a pit! The Robinson District was no doubt one of the most prolific in Nevada history.

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