Genoa in Douglas County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Eggs for Sale!

Mormon Station State Historic Park

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, May 14, 2023

1. Eggs for Sale! Marker

Inscription. The structure in front of you is a chicken house, built sometime between 1920 and the 1940s. The building features a nesting room, a brooder room for raising chicks, and a storage room for feed and supplies. Families that lived on this property in the early and mid-1900s raised chickens and sold eggs as an additional source of income. Baby chicks and pullets (hens under one year of age) were likely sold as well.

Soaking up the Sunshine
The chicken house faces south to allow as much sunlight as possible to enter the building during the cold winter months.

Erected by Nevada State Parks.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1920.

Location. 39° 0.338′ N, 119° 50.691′ W. Marker is in Genoa, Nevada, in Douglas County. Marker can be reached from Main Street south of Kinsey Way, on the right when traveling north. The resin marker is mounted to a metal stand in front of the chicken house. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2295 Main Street, Genoa NV 89411, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Finding Opportunity in a Declining Town (a few steps from this marker); The Campbell Property (within shouting distance

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of this marker); The Pony Express (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); John A. “Snowshoe” Thompson (about 400 feet away); Judge Daniel Webster Virgin (about 400 feet away); Hans Meyer–Kassel (about 400 feet away); Striking it Rich…by Growing Crops? (about 500 feet away); Carson Trail - Original Mormon Station (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Genoa.

More about this marker. Inset Image:
Interior view of the chicken house's nesting room.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Mormon Station State Historic Park

Also see . . . Mormon Station State Historic Park. Nevada State Parks

"Mormon Station was built in 1851 as a trading post along the Carson Route of the California Trail. With the discovery of gold in 1848, thousands upon thousands of emigrants starting making their way through present day Nevada along the California Trail."

(Submitted on July 5, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

The Chicken House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, May 14, 2023

2. The Chicken House

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, May 14, 2023

3. The Chicken House

Mormon Station image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, May 14, 2023

4. Mormon Station

Historic State Monument
Est. – 1851
Division of State Parks

Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 55 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 5, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.