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Ward Nevada (Ward Mining District)

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

White Pine County, Nevada

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

References Used

Ward Nevada