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 Old County Courthouse - Hawthorne, NV
N 38° 31.512 W 118° 37.602
11S E 358200 N 4265343
A ECV marker located in front of a former courthouse.
Waymark Code: WMY1VK
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 04/03/2018
Views: 2
Marker is located in front of the former courthouse which is surrounded by a chain link fence and reads:
On July 1, 1883 the county seat of Esmeralda County moved from Aurora to Hawthorne. A court house was needed, so a contract to build it for $29125 was awarded. On August 16, 1883 construction began. Corruption and collusion between the contractor George W. Babcock, and political officials are revealed by a grand jury. Despite the wrong doings, in February of 1884 the building was opened and continued as a county entity until May 1907, when the county seat moved to Goldfield. On February 11, 1911 Esmeralda County was split and Mineral County was created. Again, it became the center of county business until 1973, when a modern facility replaced it.
1996 by Walker Lake Posse #6000
Outpost of Julia C. Bulette #1864 E Clampus Vitus
This building was officially registered in the National Register of Historic Places in January of 1982. A NRHP plaque is monumented on the building and placed in September of 1983.
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