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 Old Geiger Grade - Virginia City, NV
N 39° 22.354 W 119° 40.059
11S E 270203 N 4361516
Quick Description: This historical marker is located near Geiger Summit, between Reno and Virginia City, Nevada, along State Road 341.
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 4/9/2012 9:46:22 AM
Waymark Code: WME6CD
Views: 11
Long Description:
This marker is located above the Truckee River Basin in Washoe County, South Truckee Meadows. It is situated near the summit of State Route 341 (Geiger Grade Highway). As you are heading up the canyon, the marker stands on the right side of SR 341, with a short pull out to access the marker, with very little warning, so keep a look out. The marker reads:
OLD GEIGER GRADE
‘IN CANYON BELOW’
Constructed by Dr. Davison M. Geiger and John H. Tilton in 1862, this old toll road was the most direct connection between the Comstock Lode and the Truckee Meadows until replaced by the present, New-Deal-era highway in 1936.
Concord stages, mud wagons, and ten-mule freighters carried thousands of passengers and millions of dollars in precious cargo across this section of the Virginia Range. There are many stories of unpredictable winds, snows, landslides, and the everlasting danger of lurking highwaymen involving this precipitous stretch of road.
Dead Man’s Point and “Robber’s” Roost, two of the most famous features of the road, can be seen from this marker.
Nevada State Historical Marker No. 211
Reno Chapter
National Society-Daughters of the American Colonists
NSP 1/20/78
K.R.B.
Marker Title (required): Old Geiger Grade
Marker Number (If official State Marker from NV SHPO website above, otherwise leave blank): 211
Marker Text (required):
Constructed by Dr. Davison M. Geiger and John H. Tilton in 1862, this old toll road was the most direct connection between the Comstock Lode and the Truckee Meadows until replaced by the present, New-Deal-era highway in 1936.
Concord stages, mud wagons, and ten-mule freighters carried thousands of passengers and millions of dollars in precious cargo across this section of the Virginia Range. There are many stories of unpredictable winds, snows, landslides, and the everlasting danger of lurking highwaymen involving this precipitous stretch of road.
Dead Man’s Point and “Robber’s” Roost, two of the most famous features of the road, can be seen from this marker.
County (required): Washoe (Reno)
Marker Type (required): Full Size (with blue painted mesh)
Is Marker Damaged? (required): No
URL - Website (optional): [Web Link]
Other Marker Type (optional): Not listed
Other Damage Type (optional): Not listed
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