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Lida Nevada – Esmeralda County Ghost Town

Lida Nevada

Lida Nevada Overview

The mining town of Lida, Nevada that was located in Esmeralda County, Nevada was known as a gathering point for Shoshone and Northern Paiute Indians.

The Lida Valley was the site of early prospecting in the 1860s with mining efforts were off and on through the years and a small community existed here until World War I.

Year Established/Founded

The first settlement at Lida was made in 1871.

Post Office

A post office was in operation at Lida between 1873 and 1932.

Nevada Historical Marker Category

  • Mining
  • Native American

Nevada Historical Marker Type

Blue marker

Nevada Historical Marker Number

Lida Nevada is Nevada Historical Marker #157.

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County

Eureka County, Nevada

GPS Coordinates

37.455434, -117.499636

Nevada Historical Marker Transcription

Known as a gathering point for Shoshone and Northern Paiute Indians, Lida Valley was the site of early prospecting in the 1860s.

Later prospectors organized a mining district in 1867 and laid out the town in 1872.  Soon stores, shops, stables and a post office were established.  Some ore was milled locally, yet high grade ore ($500-$1,000 per ton) was treated at Austin or Belmont.  After 1880 mining declined.

Lida revived and thrived for three years during the turn-of-the-century Goldfield boom, but declined again in 1907. Mining efforts resumed a few years later and a small community existed here until World War I.

STATE HISTORICAL MARKER No. 157

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE

E.F. DENTON

References Used

Lida Nevada