Johntown
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 39° 15.491 W 119° 38.128
11S E 272605 N 4348738
This E Clampus Vitus Marker is mounted on a monument on the east side of Nevada Highway 341 just north of the junction with Nevada Highway 342 just south of Silver City, Nevada.
Waymark Code: WMFM5N
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 11/02/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Bernd das Brot Team
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Johntown
(Site one mile down Gold Canyon)

Nevada's first mining town established in 1853. A boarding house was operated here by Eilley Orrum (Mrs. Sandy Bowers). Other prominent residents, discoverers of the fantastic Comstock Lode, included the Grosh Brothers, Peter O'Riley, Patrick McLaughlin, H.T.P. Comstock, and James Finney (Old Virginny).

Nevada Historical Marker No. 39
Sponsor - E Clampus Vitus - 1967

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