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 Mark Twain - Virginia City, NV Posted by:  Volcanoguy
N 39° 18.605 W 119° 38.983
11S E 271544 N 4354535
Two history markers in Virginia City, Nevada.
Waymark Code: WMVZ2Y
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 06/13/2017
Views: 6
These two historical markers about Mark Twain are located on the front of the Territorial Enterprise building in Virginia City.
Marker Title (required): Mark Twain
Marker Text (required):
Plaque 1
Who greatly enriched the literature of the west, started his career as a writer in this building in 1862 on the editorial staff of the Territorial Enterprise.
Placed April 29, 1934
University of Nevada Press Club
Plaque 2
100 years ago, in 1864, Samuel Clemens left the Territorial Enterprise, moving on to California and worldwide fame. He was a reporter here in 1863 when he first used the name, Mark Twain. He later described his colorful adventures in Nevada in “Roughing it.”
Nevada Centennial Marker No. 27
Placed by
James Lenhoff, 1964
Editor and Publisher
Territorial Enterprise
County (required): Storey
Marker Type (required): Metal Plaque
Other Marker Type (optional): NA
Is Marker Damaged? (required): No
Other Damage Type (optional): NA
Marker Number (If official State Marker from NV SHPO website above, otherwise leave blank): Not Listed
URL - Website (optional): Not listed
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