Wabuska Nevada
Wabuska Nevada Overview
Wabuska was established in the early 1870s as a station on the road from Wadsworth, on the Central Pacific, to the mining camps of Aurora, Bodie, Candaleria, Columbus, and Bellville.
In 1881, the town served as a distribution center on the narrow gauge Carson and Colorado Railroad.
When copper was discovered in Mason Valley, the town became the northern terminus of the new Nevada Copper Belt Railroad, built 1909-1911.
Category
- Mining
- Railroad
- Trail/Road
Marker Type
Blue marker
Nevada Historical Marker Number
Wabuska Nevada is Nevada Historical Marker #113.
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County
GPS Coordinates
39.143603, -119.181766
Nevada Historical Marker Transcription
Wabuska (perhaps a Washoe Indian term, for white grass) was first established in the early 1870s as a station on the stage and freight road from Wadsworth on the Central Pacific to the roaring mining camps of Aurora, Bodie, Candaleria, Columbus, and Bellville.
In 1881, the town served as the principal Mason Valley supply and distribution center on the newly constructed narrow gauge Carson and Colorado Railroad. Southern Pacific purchased the railroad and converted it to standard gauge at the beginning of the twentieth century. Tonopah and Goldfield mining booms greatly increased freight and passenger traffic.
When copper was discovered in Mason Valley, the town became the northern terminus of the new Nevada Copper Belt Railroad, built 1909-1911. Wabuska waned with declining mining activity in the 1920s.
STATE HISTORICAL MARKER NO. 113
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE