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Historical Markers in Nelson, Nevada

 
Clickable Map of Clark 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 Clark County, NV (197) Lincoln County, NV (34) Nye County, NV (74) Mohave County, AZ (100) Inyo County, CA (134) San Bernardino County, CA (337)  ClarkCounty(197) Clark County (197)  LincolnCounty(34) Lincoln County (34)  NyeCounty(74) Nye County (74)  MohaveCountyArizona(100) Mohave County (100)  InyoCountyCalifornia(134) Inyo County (134)  SanBernardinoCounty(337) San Bernardino County (337)
Las Vegas is the county seat for Clark County
Nelson is in Clark County
      Clark County (197)  
ADJACENT TO CLARK COUNTY
      Lincoln County (34)  
      Nye County (74)  
      Mohave County, Arizona (100)  
      Inyo County, California (134)  
      San Bernardino County, California (337)  
 
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1 Nevada, Clark County, Nelson — Deadly Flash Flood
It looked like a big, black wall of water. There were maybe two or three waves. all carrying something, vehicles upside down. Manuel Cortez, Las Vegas Review-Journal On September 14, 1974, a flash flood roared down Eldorado Canyon . . . Map (db m92464) HM
2 Nevada, Clark County, Nelson — 6 — El Dorado Canyon
Toward the Colorado River from this point runs El Dorado Canyon where occurred one of the biggest mining booms in Nevada history. Gold and Silver mines were developed here about 1859 and soon rich mines were developed. In the 1860's the canyon . . . Map (db m29326) HM
3 Nevada, Clark County, Nelson — 6 — El Dorado Canyon
Toward the Colorado River from this point runs El Dorado Canyon where occurred one of the biggest mining booms in Nevada history. Gold and Silver mines were developed here about 1859 and soon rich mines were developed. In the 1860's the canyon . . . Map (db m29327) HM
4 Nevada, Clark County, Nelson — 6 — Eldorado CanyonHead of Steamboat Navigation in Nevada
Eldorado Canyon, the site of a mining boom, runs east from here to the Colorado River. Prospectors began digging for gold and silver here, about 1859, forming the Colorado Mining District. The three largest mines, the Techatticup, Wall Street, and . . . Map (db m92463) HM
5 Nevada, Clark County, Nelson — Techatticup Mine
The Techatticup Mine, located in 1861, was the most important mine in El Dorado Canyon. It produced millions of dollars in gold ore, and was originally served by steamboats on the Colorado River. The mine's name is taken from two Paiute words . . . Map (db m29331) HM
6 Nevada, Clark County, Nelson, United — Queho's Cave
In 1940, Charley Kenyon and Art Schroeder located a cave above the Colorado River, about twelve miles northeast of this spot. In it were the remains of southern Nevada's last great renegade, Queho, who had been dead about six months. Queho had grown . . . Map (db m29332) HM
 
 
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May. 3, 2024