Hall’s Station
Hall’s Station Overview
This site is the place where the first recorded dance was held on New Year’s Eve, 1853.
Spafford Hall built this station and trading post in the early 1850s to accommodate emigrants bound for California.
Major Ormsby was the last owner.
The title was still in his name in 1860 when he died in the first battle of the Pyramid Lake War.
The exact site was destroyed by a borrow pit.
Category
- California Emigrant Trail
- Event
Marker Type
Blue marker
Nevada Historical Marker Number
Hall’s Station is Nevada Historical Marker #200.
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County
GPS Coordinates
39.235818, -119.592469
Nevada Historical Marker Transcription
Spafford Hall built this station and trading post in the early 1850s to accommodate emigrants bound for California. Hall, who was the first permanent settler here, was severely injured in a hunting accident in 1854 and sold the station to one of his employees, James McMarlin. It became known as McMarlin’s Station. Major Ormsby bought the station sometime between 1854 and 1860. The title was still in his name in 1860 when he died in the first battle of the Pyramid Lake War.
A special niche in Nevada’s history is accorded this site as the place where the first recorded dance was held on New Year’s Eve, 1853.
The exact site destroyed by borrow pit.
STATE HISTORICAL MARKER No. 200
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE
DAYTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY