Near Fallon in Churchill County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Carson Trail - Junction Wagon & Pack Routes

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, March 14, 2016

1. Carson Trail - Junction Wagon & Pack Routes Marker

Inscription. "We continued on following the river. The main road leaving the river for 12 miles. Over a strip of desert without grass or water the road along the river being a pack route and impracticable for wagons" - Calvin Taylor, Sep 17, 1850

Erected 2002 by Trails West, Inc. (Marker Number CR-13.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Trail, the Kit Carson Trail, and the Trails West Inc. series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is September 17, 1850.

Location. 39° 29.733′ N, 118° 59.25′ W. Marker is near Fallon, Nevada, in Churchill County. It is on Pioneer Way half a mile south of U.S. 50, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fallon NV 89406, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Northern Nevada. It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ragtown (approx. 3.7 miles away); Carson Trail - Ragtown (approx. 4 miles away); Lahontan Dam (approx. 4.8 miles away); Hazen (approx. 5.7 miles away); Williams Station (approx. 6½ miles away).

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Photographed by Alvis Hendley, March 14, 2017

2. Carson Trail - Junction Wagon & Pack Routes Marker

Looking north on Pioneer Way.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2020, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 790 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 1, 2020, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.