Railroad Pass
N 35° 58.319 W 114° 54.697
11S E 688300 N 3982857
Located at the Railroad Pass Casino on the Henderson city limits. Oldest continually operating casino in the state.
Waymark Code: WMA6AA
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2010
Views: 16
Named for an 1890s railroad which was never built, Railroad Pass first became a destination after Professor Robert T Hill discovered alunite in the area in 1908. A mining district was formed, but only small amounts of gold were found. Mines in the area included the Alunite, Bean Pot, Lucky Dutchman, Quo Vadis, Spearhead and Vincent. The short lived mining boom ended by 1910.
With the advent of the Great depression, tent cities sprang up in the pass with names like Texas Acres and Oklahoma City. The Railroad Pass school district was organized in 1932, with a one room school just above this site, which operated until absorbed into the Henderson School District in 1942. The patented Alunite Mine site was acquired because of its proximity to the Bounder Canyon project. A bar and casino was built, which opened in 1931. This casino, originally known as Railroad Pass Club, hlds gaming license #4 issued by the State of Nevada, and is the oldest continually operating csino in the state.
Dedicated this 20th Day of June, 2009
by the Queho Posse Chapter 1919
E Clampus Vitus
in cooperation with the Railroad Pass Casino
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