As an organization dedicated to the preservation of mining history in the west, we couldn’t be in a better place. The history of Virginia City and the Comstock Lode could keep an historian busy writing for ten years or more. Mining engineers around the world are taught techniques that were developed here because of the…
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William Morris Stewart had a lengthy and remarkable career. Extraordinarily capable and articulate, he was the most visible of nineteenth century Nevada senators. He was a skilled politician. Never beloved, he was respected for his intelligence and mastery of detail, and feared for his often ruthless determination and occasional lack of scruples in attaining his…
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An ECV history pamphlet from 1966. h/t Jim Cirner then_and_now_1966
Thanks to the good folks at The Historical Marker Database, we have a nice list of 785 ECV markers throughout the United States, including 28 markers attributed to chapter #1864. The database is searchable with a mapping function as well. Take a look through, and if you think one is missing, we’ll see about adding it.…
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Thanks to Jeff Johnson. This is a great article. “With the outbreak of the Civil War the mountain of silver under Virginia City became critical to national security. Nevada became a Territory by Act of Congress on March 2, 1861….“It is interesting to note that longitude is not referenced to Greenwich, but to Washington, D.C….“Nevada…
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Julia’s Unequivocal Nevada Klampout #43 Fremont’s Castle Nevada clamper year6017 Brought to you by Julia C. Bulette chapter 1864, E Clampus Vitus Researched and interpreted by Jeffrey D. Johnson XNGH, Clamphistorian Envisioned by Noble Grand Humbug Jess Davis Bonafide by General Geno Oliver XNGH, and current Proctor Cover photo Valley of the Mud Lakes, F.…
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Julia’s Unequivocal Nevada Klampout #32 Smoke Creek Nevada clamper year 6016 Brought to you by Julia C. Bulette Chapter 1864, E Clampus Vitus Researched and interpreted by Jeffrey D. Johnson XNGH, Clamphistorian Envisioned by Vice Noble Humbug Jess Davis Requisitioned by Noble Grand Humbug Russ Bream Bonafide by General Geno Oliver XNGH, and current Proctor…
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J.U.N.K.: All the info on what we will explore on the Junk trip next week Introduction By General Geno Oliver … As you you are coming into the Big Smoky Valley from the west, on the right, about a half mile from the turn onto SR 376, this would be the southwest section, This was…
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