Mormon Station - 132
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saopaulo1
N 39° 00.245 W 119° 50.743
11S E 253577 N 4321082
Quick Description: Plaque marking the Mormon Station in Genoa, NV.
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 9/1/2008 10:28:56 PM
Waymark Code: WM4K35
Views: 38
Long Description:
In 1851, Col. John Reese and a group of 18 men, crossed the desert and set up the first trading station in Nevada. Later more Mormons came to "Mormon Station"
Marker Name: Marmon Station
Marker Number: 132
Marker Text:
Erected June 1949
In 1851, Col. John Reese with a little band of 18 men, crossed the great deserts and built the first trading station in Nevada. "Mormon Station" . Later came more pioneers of the Morman faith, who settled and established the town
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