New Washoe City in Washoe County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Franktown

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, March 17, 2016

1. Franktown Marker

Inscription. Orson Hyde, probate judge of Carson County, Utah Territory, founded Franktown in the Wassau (Washoe) Valley in 1855.

A sawmill became an important enterprise in furnishing timber to the Comstock mines after 1859. The Dall Mill, a quartz mill of sixty stamps, employed hundreds of workers. Fertile farms surrounded the town.

With the completion of the railroad from Carson City to Virginia City in 1869, the milling business rapidly lost its importance and the once prosperous town declined.

Erected by State Historic Preservation Office. (Marker Number 114.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 39° 16.282′ N, 119° 50.446′ W. Marker is in New Washoe City, Nevada, in Washoe County. It is on Alternate U.S. 395 2½ miles south of Interstate 580, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Washoe Valley NV 89704, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Sierra Nevada,

in the Lake Tahoe Basin,

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rusty Relics (approx. 0.9 miles away); Bowers Mansion (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Bowers Mansion (approx. 0.9 miles

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away); History in the Making (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Bowers Mansion (approx. 0.9 miles away); Horses to Horsepower (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ophir Famous Mill Town (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Winters Ranch (approx. 2.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Washoe City.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, March 17, 2016

2. Franktown Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2016, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 720 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2016, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.