Reno in Washoe County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Site of Reno Air Mail Field
Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, May 24, 2015
1. Site of Reno Air Mail Field Marker
Reno Air Mail Field
Operated by
United States Post Office Dept.
Trans–Continental
Air Mail Service
The First Scheduled Mail – Plane
Landed Here
September 9, 1920
Erected by Air Mail Pioneers Inc.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Communications. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 9, 1920.
Location. 39° 29.889′ N, 119° 48.766′ W. Marker is in Reno, Nevada, in Washoe County. Marker is on Plumas St, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Reno NV 89509, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Veterans of Foreign Wars Historical Building (approx. 0.9 miles away); Junction House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Emigrant Trail--Truckee River Route (approx. 1.4 miles away); Lake Mansion (approx. 1.7 miles away); Major General Jesse Lee Reno (approx. 1.8 miles away); Spanish-American War Memorial 1898-1899 (approx. 1.8 miles away); Washoe County World War II Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Reno (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reno.
this page online
Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, May 24, 2015
2. Site of Reno Air Mail Field Marker
Marker resides next to an emigrant trail historical marker.
Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, May 24, 2015
3. Site of Reno Air Mail Field - Looking at Washoe County Golf Course in the distance
No trace of the former air field remains. The property it once resided at is currently home to the Washoe County Golf Course.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2018, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 384 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 5, 2018, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
