Lovelock in Pershing County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)
California Trail - Big Meadows
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H.R.R. 7 - Big Meadows of Lovelock
Photographed by Marc Belanger, December 29, 2024
1. California Trail - Big Meadows / H.R.R. 7 - Big Meadows of Lovelock side of marker
"Grass the best I ever saw. Better than any meadow in the states. There are a large number of campers around us all cutting grass with sythis" - William R. Brown, Sep 7, 1853
M.E.0. 1996
Guidebook available
Trails West Inc. P.O. Box 12345 Reno, Nevada 89510
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This marker is No. 7 of a total of 70 placed along the Humboldt, Carson, and Truckee River Routes from the Applegate-Lassen-Nobles trail jurat near Imlay to the Sierra Nevada Summits. Emigrant Trail - Humboldt River Route.
Marker No. HR.R. 7 - Big Meadows of Lovelock This famous desert oasis made possible the crossing of the Forty-Mile Desert.
Erected 1996 by Trails West, Inc. (Marker Number C-79.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Trail series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 7, 1853.
Location. 40° 10.893′ N, 118° 28.574′ W. Marker is in Lovelock, Nevada, in Pershing County. It is on Central Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1125 Central Avenue, Lovelock NV 89419,
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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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pershing County Court House (within shouting distance of this marker); Lovers Lock (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Pershing County (about 400 feet away); Dedicated to the Memory of Karl O. Olfers (about 800 feet away); The Ice House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Applegate-Lassen Emigrant Trail (approx. 0.8 miles away); Seven Troughs Mining District (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Marzen House (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lovelock.
Photographed by Marc Belanger, December 29, 2024
2. H.R.R. 7 - Big Meadows of Lovelock side of marker
Photographed by Marc Belanger, December 29, 2024
3. California Trail - Big Meadows / H.R.R. 7 - Big Meadows of Lovelock Marker
Located in front of the Pershing County Library.
Photographed by Marc Belanger, December 29, 2024
4. Additional marker information.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2024, by Marc Belanger of Reno, Nevada. This page has been viewed 217 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 29, 2024, by Marc Belanger of Reno, Nevada. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
