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Historical Markers in McDermitt

 
Clickable Map of Humboldt County, Nevada and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Humboldt County, NV (31) Elko County, NV (59) Lander County, NV (24) Pershing County, NV (23) Washoe County, NV (118) Owyhee County, ID (14) Harney County, OR (4) Malheur County, OR (26)  HumboldtCounty(31) Humboldt County (31)  ElkoCounty(59) Elko County (59)  LanderCounty(24) Lander County (24)  PershingCounty(23) Pershing County (23)  WashoeCounty(118) Washoe County (118)  OwyheeCountyIdaho(14) Owyhee County (14)  HarneyCountyOregon(4) Harney County (4)  MalheurCounty(26) Malheur County (26)
Winnemucca is the county seat for Humboldt County
McDermitt is in Humboldt County
Humboldt County (31)  ►
ADJACENT TO HUMBOLDT COUNTY
Elko County (59)  ►
Lander County (24)  ►
Pershing County (23)  ►
Washoe County (118)  ►
Owyhee County, Idaho (14)  ►
Harney County, Oregon (4)  ►
Malheur County, Oregon (26)  ►
 
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1 ► Nevada, Humboldt County, McDermitt — 144 — Fort McDermitt —
Established in 1865, Fort McDermitt was originally called Quinn River Camp #33 on the East Fork, then renamed in honor of Lt. Col. Charles McDermitt who died while fighting American Indians. The fort consisted of several adobe, stone, and frame . . . — — Map (db m207501) HM
2 ► Nevada, Humboldt County, McDermitt — 143 — Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins — (1844 - 1891) —
The Northern Paiute name Thocmetony (Shell-flower) was bestowed on this valiant daughter of Chief Winnemucca, and grandchild of the redoubtable Captain Truckee -- a friend and supporter of General John C. Fremont. Sarah sought understanding between . . . — — Map (db m59257) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 10, 2026