McCone’s Foundries
McCone’s Foundries Overview
In 1862, a foundry was established at Johntown, two miles southeast of here, in Gold Canyon.
After a fire in 1872, John McCone bought the Fulton Foundry which was built in Virginia City in 1863.
McCone made it into one of the largest foundries in the state and manufactured all the early castings of the Virginia and Truckee Railway.
Category
Railroad
Marker Type
Stone marker
Nevada Historical Marker Number
McCone’s Foundries is Nevada Historical Marker #185.
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County
GPS Coordinates
39.298820, -119.655658
Nevada Historical Marker Transcription
In 1862, Ivy Mead, John McCone and Mr. Tascar established a foundry at Johntown, two miles southeast of here in Gold Canyon. After two years they moved their operation to this point and erected a large granite building. John McCone became the sole proprietor of the foundry in 1866.
A fire on May 15, 1872 left nothing standing but the walls of the foundry.
McCone then bought the Fulton Foundry built in Virginia City in 1863. McCone made it possibly the largest foundry in the state. The foundry manufactured all the early castings of the Virginia and Truckee Railway. He employed 110 men at its peak.
The largest casting poured on the Pacific Coast was made at Fulton’s on December 11, 1880.
STATE HISTORICAL MARKER NO. 185
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE
DAN INDERMUHL