Cherry Creek Nevada
Cherry Creek Overview
Cherry Creek was a station and mining area in White Pine County, Nevada.
Year Established/Founded
1872
Cherry Creek Nevada History
The town of Cherry Creek was part of a network of mining districts.
The town peaked in 1882, with over 1,800 residents.
Egan Canyon, to the south, was a thoroughfare for, Howard Egan and the Mormon Battalion in 1855.
In 1860, the Pony Express placed a change station at the west opening.
From 1861 to 1869, Butterfield’s Overland Mail and Stage established a station here that grew into a small temporary town.
Soldiers from Fort Ruby discovered gold in the canyon in 1863, leading to the creation of the town of Egan and a mining district.
Like Cherry Creek, to the north, Egan boomed and busted into the 1920s before mining ceased
Timeline
Mines
- Chance
- Exchequer
- Flagstaff
- Gray Eagle
- Pacific
- Teacup
- Victorine
Railroads
Unknown at this time.
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Post Office
The post office in Cherry Creek, Nevada was open from June 11, 1873, to July 19, 1974, and below are the postmasters that we are aware of.
- Edwd Cowley Jr 11 Jun 1873 Cherry Creek
- Oscar H Gray 5 Mar 1875 Cherry Creek
- Daniel R Collins 12 Jan 1877 Cherry Creek
- Daniel R Collins 1 Jul 1884 Cherry Creek
- David R Collins 1 Jun 1887 Cherry Creek
- Daniel R Collins 1 Jun 1887 Cherry Creek
- Daniel R Collins 11 Apr 1882 Cherry Creek
- W L Davis 13 Mar 1886 Cherry Creek
- George Kennedy 13 Dec 1886 Cherry Creek
- Peter H Cannon 7 Sep 1893 Cherry Creek
- Daniel R Collins 11 Sep 1897 Cherry Creek
- John L Taylor February 21, 1907 Cherry Creek
- Oscar H Allison December 23, 1907 Cherry Creek
- Geo E McMurray May 20, 1911 Cherry Creek
- Egbert V Brainard December 17, 1917 Cherry Creek
- Benjamin F Leach April 11, 1931 Cherry Creek
- Benjamin F Leach September 9, 1931 Cherry Creek
- Mrs Luella S Seitzler April 1, 1940 Cherry Creek
- Mrs Luella S Seitzler October 23, 1940 Cherry Creek
- Mrs Audrey B Henry December 14, 1941 Cherry Creek
- Mrs Audrey B Henry May 23, 1942 Cherry Creek
- Mrs Gertrude Moore June 30, 1945 Cherry Creek
- Mrs Gertrude Moore January 27, 1947 Cherry Creek
- Mrs Elizabeth Showalter August 15, 1947 Cherry Creek
- Mrs Elizabeth Showalter October 31, 1947 Cherry Creek
- Mrs Laura H Carpenter October 10, 1948 Cherry Creek
- Mrs Gertrude A Bankson June 6, 1949 Cherry Creek
- Mrs Gertrude A Bankson November 16, 1949 Cherry Creek
- Mrs Lucy V Duval August 15, 1952 Cherry Creek
- Mrs Lucy V Duval November 14, 1952 Cherry Creek
- Mrs Adella B Crawford December 8, 1967 Cherry Creek
- Mrs Adella B Crawford February 21, 1968 Cherry Creek
- Mrs Ila Jo Salvi August 23, 1968 Cherry Creek
- Mrs Ila Jo Salvi December 4, 1968 Cherry Creek
- Mrs Ruth M Pacheco July 31, 1971 Cherry Creek
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Newspaper
None
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The Population of Cherry Creek Nevada
Unknown at this time.
Elevation
6,113′
Nevada Historical Marker Category
Military, Mining, Pony Express, Trail, Road
Nevada Historical Marker Marker Type
Blue
Nevada Historical Marker Number
Cherry Creek is Nevada Historical Marker #52.
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County
GPS Coordinates
39.900905 -114.886081
Nevada Historical Marker Transcription
The town of Cherry Creek before you was part of a network of mining districts that operated in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including the Gold Canyon district in Egan Canyon, five miles to the south.
Peter Corning and John Carpenter helped start the town of Cherry Creek when they staked the Tea Cup gold claim in 1872, resulting in a boom and the development of a town. At the town’s peak in 1882, it boasted a population of over 1,800. While production fluctuated, Cherry Creek continued to produce gold and silver ore into the 1940s.
Egan Canyon to the south was part of the 1855 route established by Howard Egan and the Mormon Battalion, and surveyed for use in 1859 by the U.S. Army. By 1860, the Pony Express placed a change station at the west opening of the canyon. Between 1861 and 1869, Butterfield’s Overland Mail and Stage established a station here that grew into a small temporary town.
In 1863, soldiers from Fort Ruby discovered gold in the canyon, leading to the creation of the town of Egan and a mining district. By 1865 there were three stamp mills in Egan processing ore from the district. Like Cherry Creek, to the north, Egan boomed and busted into the 1920s before mining ceased.
STATE HISTORICAL MARKER No. 52
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE
WHITE PINE PUBLIC MUSEUM INC.
References Used
- State Historic Preservation Office – Cherry Creek Nevada
- United States Geological Survey – Cherry Creek Nevada
Cherry Creek Nevada