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Galena Creek Fish Hatchery

Galena Creek Fish Hatchery

Galena Creek Fish Hatchery Overview

This hatchery represents an attempt to make amends after Nevada’s Comstock Lode ravaged the region’s ecosystem in the 1860s and 1870s.

Fishing decimated local streams and lakes. Eventually, restocking became an important goal.

The county ceased hatchery operations in 1949.

Category

  • Event
  • Mining

Marker Type

On building

Nevada Historical Marker Number

Galena Creek Fish Hatchery is Nevada Historical Marker #267.

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County

Washoe County, Nevada

GPS Coordinates

39.352698, -119.860290

Nevada Historical Marker Transcription

The Galena Fish Hatchery represents an attempt to make amends after Nevada’s Comstock Lode ravaged the region’s ecosystem in the 1860s and 1870s. Fishing decimated local streams and lakes to feed a growing population. Eventually, restocking became an important goal.

Washoe County operated this hatchery from 1931 to 1949 as an auxiliary to their main facility on the Truckee River in Reno. Galena Creek was ideal because of the continuous supply of uncontaminated water. The hatchery reflects a trend, beginning in the 1920s, to combine habitat conservation and recreational development

The county ceased hatchery operations in 1949. After that, the Boy Scouts, the Sierra Sage Council of Camp Fire, Inc., and the Washoe Bowmen and Sierra Archers used the site. In 1994, Washoe County reacquired the property as part of Galena Creek Regional Park with plans to restore the building for community use.

NEVADA STATE HISTORICAL MARKER No. 267

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE

WASHOE COUNTY REGIONAL PARKS AND OPEN SPACE

NEVADA COMMISSION FOR CULTURAL AFFAIRS

FEDERAL LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND

References Used

Galena Creek Fish Hatchery