Overton in Clark County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Pueblo Grande de Nevada
Photographed By Karen Key, October 2, 2007
1. Pueblo Grande de Nevada Marker
Indians of a highly developed civilization lived throughout Moapa Valley from 300-1100 A.D. Several hundred ancient pithouses, campsites, rockshelters, salt mines and caves of "Anasazi" people make up what is commonly known as "Lost City." These people cultivated corn, beans and squash in fields irrigated by river water. They also gathered wild seeds and fruits and hunted widely for deer, antelope, desert bighorn sheep, small mammals and birds. They wove fine cotton cloth, fired beautifully painted and textured pottery and mined and traded salt and turquoise to coastal tribes for seashells. Early dwellings were circular pithouses below ground; later dwellings above ground were single-story adobes having up to 100 rooms.
Lake Mead, created by Hoover Dam, flooded the most intensively developed portion of Lost City.
Erected 1971 by Nevada State Park System and Moapa Valley Chamber of Commerce. (Marker Number 41.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 36° 31.08′ N, 114° 25.58′
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. Pioneers (approx. half a mile away); Lost City Museum (approx. 1.2 miles away); Fay Perkins, Sr. (approx. 1.2 miles away); Moapa Valley Pioneers (approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Pueblo Grande de Nevada (approx. 1.2 miles away); Early Settlements in the Moapa Valley (approx. 1.7 miles away); Overton (approx. 1.8 miles away); St. Thomas (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Overton.
Also see . . . New Amended Text for Marker. The Nevada State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) recently updated the text of the roughly 260 state historical markers in Nevada. The Nevada SHPO placed the amended text of each individual marker on its website and will change the actual markers in the field as funding allows. Minor changes have been made to this marker for grammar, readability, and content. The link will take you to the Nevada SHPO page for the marker with the amended text. (Submitted on October 25, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.)
Photographed By Karen Key, October 2, 2007
2. Pueblo Grande de Nevada Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 2,373 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on February 15, 2024, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 8, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
