|
 Lida Posted by:  mineral54
N 37° 27.317 W 117° 29.967
11S E 455827 N 4145497
Blue Nevada Historical Marker
Waymark Code: WM1AY9F
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 10/28/2024
Views: 2
Going north on Hwy 95, this marker is east on Hwy 266 and will be on the left side of the road. Blue Nevada Historical Marker
Marker Title (required): Lida
Marker Number (If official State Marker from NV SHPO website above, otherwise leave blank): 157
Marker Text (required):
Lida
Known as a contact point for Shoshones and northern Paiute indians. Lida Valley was the site of early prospecting in the 1860s.
Later prospectors organized a mining district in 1867, and laid out the town in 1872. Soon stores, shops, stables and a post office were established. Some ore was milled locally, yet high grade ore ($500-$1,000 per ton) was treated at Austin or Belmont. After 1880 mining declined.
Lida revived and thrived for three years during the Goldfield boom, but declined again in 1907. Mining efforts resumed a few years later and a small community existed here until World War I.
County (required): Esmeralda
Marker Type (required): Full Size (with blue painted mesh)
Is Marker Damaged? (required): No
Other Marker Type (optional): Not listed
Other Damage Type (optional): Not listed
URL - Website (optional): Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
- The marker must be visited in order to log a Waymark
- Pictures are optional, however, if adding a picture try to include one of a different perspective (e.g. different
angle/season/lighting etc.)
- Add any personal experience or research information that would enhance the history of the marker.
- Thanks!
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|
|