Historical Markers in Rachel, Nevada

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Historical Markers in Rachel, Nevada

1 ► Nevada, Lincoln County, Rachel — 205 — Crystal Springs —

The discovery of silver in Pahranagat Valley in 1865 resulted in the creation of Lincoln County with Crystal Springs designated as the provisional county seat in 1866. With the intention of organizing the new county, Governor Henry G. Blasdel left . . . — — Map (db m1291) HM

2 ► Nevada, Lincoln County, Rachel — Extraterrestrial Highway —

On the eighteenth day of April, A.D. 1996, Twentieth Century Fox hereby dedicates this time capsule and beacon for visitors from distant stars, to the state of Nevada and the “Extraterrestrial Highway.” This time capsule will . . . — — Map (db m284156) HM

3 ► Nevada, Lincoln County, Rachel — The Groom Mining District —

In 1864 signs of silver and gold were found approximately 8 miles south of this location. About 1870 the Groom Mining District was organized. The Groom Mine operated until the mid 1870's thanks to English capital investment of about $80,000, but . . . — — Map (db m61007) HM

4 ► Nevada, Lincoln County, Rachel — Project Oxcart —

Near here in the area of the Nevada Test Range designated Area 51 the CIA program known as Project Oxcart flew the extraordinary A-12 aircraft from 1962 to 1968. The A-12 was the predecessor of the SR-71 Blackbird, but was a single-seat . . . — — Map (db m284155) HM

5 ► Nevada, Lincoln County, Rachel — Rachel —

D.C. Day started his Nevada Farms in the Sand Springs Valley in the mid 1960s, after moving here from Lubbock, Texas. Day subdivided a portion of his farm in 1973, eventually creating the town of Rachel in 1978. The town was named for Rachel Jones, . . . — — Map (db m106979) HM

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