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1 Nevada, Lyon County, Dayton — 1 — Where Nevada Began — Dayton's History
Dayton (known as Chinatown 1857-1861) Dayton is the site of Nevada's first gold discovery (1849) and the state's first permanent Euro-American settlement, founded after miners created a tent town at the mouth of Gold Caρon in 1851. Initially . . . Map (db m160799) HM
2 Nevada, Lyon County, Dayton — 2 — The Road to Nowhere — Dayton's History
The Carson and Colorado Railroad (C&C) The Carson and Colorado Railroad (C&C), completed in 1881, operated on a 3-foot narrow-gauge track. Nicknamed the "Slim Princess," it provided transportation from Mound House, Nevada to Keeler, California . . . Map (db m160798) HM
3 Nevada, Lyon County, Dayton — 3 — Lifeblood of the Mills — Dayton's History
The Carson River While camping in 1849, waiting for snow to melt in the Sierra Nevada, frontiersman and wagon train guide Abner Blackburn used a butcher knife to dig Nevada's first-found gold from a creek bed at the mouth of Gold Caρon. The . . . Map (db m160800) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Sep. 10, 2026