Goldfield Nevada
Goldfield Nevada Overview
Gold ore was discovered here in 1902 by two Nevada-born prospectors, Harry Stimler and Billy Marsh.
Goldfield boomed from 1904 to 1918.
The city had a railroad that connected to Las Vegas and a peak population of 20,000, making it Nevada’s largest community at the time.
Category
- Mining
- Railroad
Marker Type
Stone marker
Nevada Historical Marker Number
Goldfield Nevada is Nevada Historical Marker #14.
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County
GPS Coordinates
37.707608, -117.233431
Nevada Historical Marker Transcription
For a twenty-year period prior to 1900, mining in Nevada fell into a slump that cast the entire state into a bleak depression and caused the loss of a third of the population.
The picture brightened overnight following the spectacular strikes in Tonopah and, shortly afterwards, in Goldfield. Gold ore was discovered here in December 1902 by two Nevada-born prospectors, Harry Stimler and Billy Marsh. From 1904 to 1918, Goldfield boomed. The city had a railroad that connected to Las Vegas and a peak population of 20,000, making it Nevada’s largest community at the time. Between 1903 and 1940 a total of $86,765,044 in precious metals was produced here.
NEVADA CENTENNIAL MARKER No. 14
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE