Dayton in Lyon County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Hall's Station

Photographed by Trev Meed, circa 2014

1. Hall's Station Marker

Inscription. Spafford Hall built this station and trading post in the early 1850's to accommodate emigrants bound for California. Hall, who was the first permanent settler, was severely injured in a hunting accident in 1854 and sold the station to one of his employees, James McMarlin, after which it became known as McMarlin's Station. Major Ormsby bought the station sometime between 1854 and 1860: The title was still in his name in 1860 when he was killed in the first Battle of the Pyramid Lake Indian War.

A special niche in Nevada's history is accorded this site as the place where the first recorded dance was held on New Year's Eve, 1853.

Exact site destroyed by borrow pit.

Erected by Nevada State Park System. Dayton Historical Society. (Marker Number 200.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.

Location. 39° 14.15′ N, 119° 35.548′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Nevada, in Lyon County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Main Street turns into Cemetery Road and begins to curve south. The marker is right at this junction of the two roads. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dayton NV 89403, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Sierra Nevada

and in Greater Reno Area.

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Dayton, Sutro & Carson Valley Railroad (within shouting distance of this marker); Nevada’s First Gold Discovery (within shouting distance of this marker); Nevada Added Station (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Union Hotel & Post Office (about 600 feet away); Odeon Saloon - Billiard Parlour (about 600 feet away); The Misfits (about 600 feet away); Where Nevada Began (about 700 feet away); The Road to Nowhere (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.

Photographed by Paulette Nelson, December 12, 2019

2. Hall's Station Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 19, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2015, by Trev Meed of Round Mountain, Nevada. This page has been viewed 794 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 10, 2015, by Trev Meed of Round Mountain, Nevada. 2. submitted on December 17, 2019, by Paulette Nelson of N Las Vegas, Nevada. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.