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The Cattle Industry

The Cattle Industry

The Cattle Industry Overview

The numerous valleys of Nevada have supported a vigorous cattle industry since the 1850s.

The completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 was the catalyst that created a prosperous industry.

Category

  • Railroad
  • Ranching/Farming

Marker Type

Blue marker

Nevada Historical Marker Number

The Cattle Industry is Nevada Historical Marker #187.

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County

Eureka County, Nevada

GPS Coordinates

40.680140, -116.473798

Nevada Historical Marker Transcription

The numerous valleys of Nevada have supported a vigorous cattle industry since the 1850s.  Cattlemen ranged their herds throughout northern Nevada by the 1870s.  The completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 was the catalyst that created a prosperous industry.  Longhorns from Texas were driven to fertile valleys for feeding, and then shipped as far as Omaha and San Francisco to market.

As the mining booms subsided, Nevada’s ranches kept the state alive in the nineteenth century.  Improvements in breeding stock and winter feeding helped build vast ranching empires for hardworking stockmen.

STATE HISTORIC MARKER NO.  187

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE

THIS SITE DONATED FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT BY

ELKO LAND AND LIVESTOCK COMPANY — T LAZY S RANCH

A SUBSIDIARY OF NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

References Used

The Cattle Industry