Arden Nevada

Arden Nevada Overview

Arden was a mining district in Clark County, Nevada.

Also known as Bard.

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Year Established/Founded

1909

Arden Nevada History

Sometimes Arden and Bard are considered part of one district, while others consider them to be separate districts. As we continue to research we will add details to this article for both mining districts as though they were one.

The Arden Plaster Co. was founded in 1907 and harvested gypsum from the Blue Diamond mine.

According to Mark Hall-Patton, director of Clark County museums, the town and the company that started it were named for railroad magnate and the director of the Union Pacific Railroad Edward Henry “E.H.” Harriman’s 7,863-acre estate in New York.

The Bard area, west of Bard on the Union Pacific Railroad, is south of the main Arden district.

The community was named after D. C. Bard, a natural scientist; it was located on the Union Pacific Railroad line south of Las Vegas.

Timeline

Unknown at this time.

Mines

Gypsum, silica sand

Railroads

Union Pacific Railroad

Post Office

1907 – 1971

Postmasters appointments:

Mode M Pierce – 25 Jul 1911
James G Gorin – 20 Aug 1915
William S Cropper – 6 Sep 1919
Charles H Perry – 12 May 1923
Mrs Lois L Foster – 6 Dec 1925
Florian R Parker – 25 Oct 1929
Johnson E White – 23 Apr 1930

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Newspaper

None

The Population of Arden Nevada

Unknown at this time.

Elevation

Arden Mining District – 3,242′
Arden, populated area – 2,494′
Bard Mining District – 2,999′
Bard, populated area – 2,572′

Location

The Arden district is 13 miles southwest of Las Vegas.

GPS Coordinates

Arden, populated area – 36° 1′ 4.90″ N, 115° 13′ 50.99″ W
Bard Mining District – 35° 56′ 52.91″ N, 115° 12′ 48.98″ W
Bard, populated area – 35° 59′ 15.91″ N, 115° 14′ 14.99″ W

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Photos and Videos

None of this time

References Used

The Nevada State Writers Project Administration (1941), Origin of Place Names Nevada
Tingley, Joseph V., Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Report 47 – Mining Districts of Nevada
Las Vegas Review-Journal – Former Township Steeped in History of Union Pacific Railroad
United States Geological Survey – Bard Mining District