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Paradise Valley Nevada

Paradise Valley Nevada

Paradise Valley Nevada Overview

In 1828, Hudson Bay Company’s Peter Skene Ogden traversed this valley.

Thirty-five years later, settlers started to arrive and conflicts with local Native Americans led to the establishment of Camp Winfield Scott (1866- 1870) four miles from here.

Settlers established farms that supplied the nearby mines in both Nevada and Idaho territories.

Later, ranching became the major industry in the area.

Category

  • Military
  • Mining
  • Native American 
  • Person
  • Ranching/Farming

Marker Type

Blue marker

Nevada Historical Marker Number

Paradise Valley Nevada is Nevada Historical Marker #89.

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County

Humboldt County, Nevada

GPS Coordinates

41.491674, -117.534556

Nevada Historical Marker Transcription

Hudson Bay Company’s Peter Skene Ogden traversed Paradise Valley in November 1828.  Settlers came to Paradise Valley in 1863.  Conflicts with local Native Americans started the next year, causing the establishment of Camp Winfield Scott (1866-70) four miles from here.  Paradise Valley farms supplied the nearby Nevada and Idaho territory mines.

In the original town of Scottsdale (1866), John C. Kemler built the first hotel, now used as a residence.  Renamed Paradise City (1869), the town was a mining supply center from 1878 until 1920.  Later when livestock raising predominated, the town was again renamed, this time “Paradise Valley.”

STATE HISTORICAL MARKER NO.  89

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE

References Used

Paradise Valley Nevada