Panaca Mercantile Store
Panaca Mercantile Store Overview
Nevada Historical Marker #93 is the Panaca Mercantile Store in Lincoln County, Nevada.
The sign is fixed on the side of the building as seen in the image below.
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Year Established/Founded
The building was erected in 1868.
The location was designated as a historical marker on November 3, 1970.
By Philkon Phil Konstantin – Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7587300
GPS Coordinates
37° 47.427′ N, 114° 23.219′ W
How to Get to Panaca Mercantile Store
This marker is located at the corner of N. 4th and Main Street in Panaca, Nevada.
Best Time of Year to Panaca
Spring or fall is the best time of the year to visit.
June through August can be a bit warm in Lincoln County, Nevada with the average high temperatures ranging from 88 – 94 degrees.
The winter months of December through February range from 46 – 51 degrees.
Nevada Historical Marker Transcription
This building, popularly known as the Panaca Co-op, was constructed of adobe in 1868, by the (Mormon) “Panaca Cooperative Mercantile Institution” comprising more than 100 stock holders—to meet barter, merchandising and marketing needs. Wagons from Salt Lake drawn by six-mule teams, carried stocks to, and produce from, Panaca and way stations.
Nearby Historical Markers
Lincoln County is home to fourteen Nevada Historical Markers. As we visit each we will link the articles below for you to learn more about the history of the site the marker represents.
Click here to view Nevada Historical Markers.
- #203 Bullionville
- #205 Crystal Springs
- #55 Culverwell’s Ranch
- #90 Delamar
- #206 Hiko
- #204 Jackrabbit
- #57 Old Boundary (Nevada’s Southern Boundary 1861-1867)
- #38 Pahranagat Valley
- #39 Panaca
- #93 Panaca Mercantile Store
- #160 Panaca Spring
- #182 Panaca Ward Chapel
- #5 Pioche
- #249 Union Pacific Depot—1923
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Panaca Mercantile Store