Ward Nevada
Ward Mining District Overview
The ghost town of Ward, in the foothills of the Egan Range, lies some eight miles west of here.
Booming from 1876 until 1882, with a peak population of 1,500, Ward was somewhat of a lawless mining camp.
The town was abandoned by the late 1880s, but new discoveries and better mining methods prompted a resurgence of activity in 1906 and again in the 1960s.
Category
Mining
Marker Type
Blue marker
Nevada Historical Marker Number
Ward Nevada is Nevada Historical Marker #54.
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County
GPS Coordinates
39.088861 -114.752903
Nevada Historical Marker Transcription
The ghost town of Ward, in the foothills of the Egan Range, lies some eight miles west of here. Booming from 1876 until 1882, with a peak population of 1,500, Ward was somewhat of a lawless mining camp. Early killings did occur, but justice was meted out by the vigilante committee and the hanging rope.
A million dollars worth of silver was taken from a single chamber of the Ward mine, yet an abandoned house was used for the first school and no movement was ever started to build a church.
The town was abandoned by the late 1880s, but new discoveries and better mining methods prompted a resurgence of activity in 1906 and again in the 1960s.
STATE HISTORICAL MARKER No. 54
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE
WHITE PINE MUSEUM, INC
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Ward Nevada