Desert Well Station
Desert Well Station Overview
Located approximately one mile south are the remains of a typical stage station of the period 1843 to 1869.
The station achieved a measure of fame when Mark Twain wrote of his experience there in Roughing It.
The original site featured two wells, an inn, and corrals. One of the wells was used exclusively by camels brought to the Nevada desert to haul salt to the mines on the Comstock.
Category
- Event
- Mark Twain
- Trail/Road
Marker Type
Blue marker
Nevada Historical Marker Number
Desert Well Station is Nevada Historical Marker #177.
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County
GPS Coordinates
39.364120, -119.365569
Nevada Historical Marker Transcription
Located approximately one mile south are the remains of a typical stage station of the period 1843 to 1869, an era of transition between the arrival of the first emigrant wagon trains and the completion of the transcontinental railroad.
Desert Well Station, which was later known as Nelsons, achieved a measure of fame when Mark Twain wrote of his experience there in Roughing It. The original site featured two wells, an inn, and corrals. One of the wells was used exclusively by camels brought to the Nevada desert to haul salt to the mines on the Comstock.
STATE HISTORICAL MARKER No. 177
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE
MS. ETHEL LAWSON