Eureka County Nevada Visitors Guide

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Photography Dana Lee Fruend Top row right to le: Eureka County Courthouse, 180 Gallery Corner Building: e Aerlife Antiques and Oddities Shop, Cuda’s Italian Restaurant and Winery Upstairs e Eureka Inn Second Row: Economy Drug, Eureka Opera House, the Sentinel Museum ird Row: e Jackson House Hotel, Eureka Opera House, Colannade Fourth Row: e Owl Saloon & Roadhouse, e 1880 Mason’s Hall, Stone Church Lodge

Volume 3, Edition 3, 2024. This publication is intended as a resource for general information purposes only. While we strive to provide information that is updated and correct, those using this resource should also check with the vendor or event organizer to confirm dates and times of events.

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Commissioner Letter

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Sheriff Welcome

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Visitor Welcome & History

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Legends of the West

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Farm to Table

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Wine Walk

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Diamond Valley

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Where to Stay

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Pine Valley

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Business Directory

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Crescent Valley

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Eureka County School District

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Beowawe

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High School Rodeo

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Friendliest Town

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Mining

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360 Degrees Around Us

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Eureka County Fair

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Downtown Shops

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Eureka Partners

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Restaurants

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Walking Tour Map

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Events

Oliver Buchanan, Tie Down Roping, Eureka Rodeo Club

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FROM THE COMMISSIONER

Welcome to Eureka, Nevada!

My name is Rich McKay and I am one of the Eureka County commissioners.

My family has resided in Eureka since 1875 when the silver and lead mines were in full production and the town was booming. ere were over 10,000 residents that lived in Eureka and another 4,000 living 4 miles away in Ruby Hill. Eureka supported over 100 saloons, dozens of gambling halls, theaters, multiple newspapers, hotels, restaurants, an opera house, as well as five fire companies. Fun Fact My great grandfather, Alexander McKay, was a deputy sheriff and also served as a constable. In 1878, Alexander was shot in the leg by a “stray” bullet - like many mining towns it was the Wild West. Eureka is much calmer these days, but history thrives and there is still so much to do and enjoy.

Mining has booms and busts and the population of Eureka today has closer to 1,000 permanent residents. Despite being one of the most remote towns in America, Eureka is an excellent destination for anyone interested in Nevada’s mining history and ITS WIDE OPEN SPACES. In many ways, visiting Eureka is visually like stepping back into the late 1800s. e Victorian West buildings in our historic downtown are stunning. Almost all of the downtown businesses offer a free walking tour map – stretch your legs and get some exercise while you get a history lesson. If you have kids and they (or you) need a break, cool off at the town’s swimming pool or have a picnic lunch at the town park. If you are an outdoor enthusiast, checkout our many

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multi-use routes, BLM roads and trails. Perfect for gravel grinders, mountain bikers, UTVers, motorcycles and off roaders.

We are in the midst of another mining boom and the primary mineral being mined today in Eureka County is gold. e local mines are mostly focused on exploration and expansion. New ore deposits continue to be discovered.

Recently, work has begun on a Vanadium mine south of Eureka. Vanadium is considered a critical element for battery development and steel hardening. It will be the first vanadium mine in the United States.

Eureka has some of the best schools in the State of Nevada; we very oen achieve 5 star ratings. Farming, ranching and mining are our main industries, but Eureka’s downtown business community is vibrant and growing. We offer eclectic restaurants and charming coffee shops. You can get a haircut at the Jackson House Salon or a tattoo at e Eureka Tattoo shop. You can pick up a car battery and automotive items at the Eureka Supply, fill up with gas at Champs, EZ Stop, or Raine’s Fuel Center and grab some groceries and camping supplies on your way out of town at Raines Market. If you don’t feel like driving and want to stay the night, we have several restaurants, four hotel/ motels, RV parks, and some beautiful and historic Airbnb vacation rentals.

Aer visiting our town, you may find you love Eureka and envision your future here. My family has been here for 149 years and counting. Like many rural Nevadans, Eurekans are fiercely independent and self-reliant but they will also give you the shirt off their back if you need help. I hope you enjoy your visit to our historic Eureka, Nevada.

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WELCOME TO THE ANYWHERE, IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. Eureka County is a wonderful place to live, work, play, and raise a family. Whether you live here, or are visiting and taking advantage of the beautiful outdoor activities we enjoy every day, my staff and I welcome you.

I encourage you to navigate through our community, and if you need anything, the men and women who work hard each day to keep this community safe, will gladly assist you. We’re a full service agency.

Eureka County Sheriff Staff

e Eureka County Sheriff ’s Office is responsible for public safety in the 4,180 square miles of Eureka County. Not only do we respond to 911 calls and conduct criminal investigations, our other duties include operating the Eureka County Detention Center, providing security at the Eureka County District Court, Search and Rescue operations, and assist with emergency management. ese services are provided by 23.5 dedicated employees and several committed volunteers.

Our dedicated staff conducts several public relation events, such as the Elementary School Coloring Contest,

Cops ‘N Kids, Movies in the Park, National Night Out, among others.

We hope you enjoy your time in our community and if you need anything, do not hesitate to contact us.

I am confident your interactions with the Eureka County Sheriff ’s Office will reflect our core values of Fairness, Integrity, Respect, Service and Teamwork. ank You for visiting our community.

Stay Safe & God Bless Jesse Watts Sheriff-Coroner

Jesse Watts, Sheriff-Coroner

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V I S I TO R S W E LC O M E & H I S TO RY

We are so glad you are here!

Eureka! You’ve Found Us! Touring Eureka History you can see, experience and enjoy!

There are several tours you can take while visiting our historic town. First, you can procure a walking tour map and explore the amazing downtown.

Next, you can stop in and visit the 1879 Eureka Opera House and arrange a tour of the 1879 Eureka County Courthouse, or The 1879 Eureka Sentinel Museum.

Eureka underground tunnels

Enjoy our Sentinel Museum Tour

Outdoor adventures

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Stroll the historic downtown, enjoy our restaurants, stay in our comfy motels, go shopping, bike, hike, or ride our many trails, and have fun at our many events.

Eureka was discovered in September of 1864 by silver prospectors, WR Tannehill, GT Tannehill, JW Smith and Moses Wilson from nearby Austin. ey were not disappointed as they found rock containing a silver-lead ore in Discover unique gifts in our local shops.

New York Canyon, near the present site of Eureka.

In 1869 Major William M. McCoy and Alonzo Monroe selected a site for a town in what was known as Horse ief Canyon. e town was surveyed on January 27, 1870.

A Post Office was established, then it was officially named “Eureka.”

In 1873, Eureka became the county seat and was carved out of Lander, Elko and White Pine Counties.

Eureka became a fast growing boomtown, coming in second only to the Comstock Lode of Virginia City. Life sprung up to support this growing community with ranchers, shops, three newspapers, doctors, lawyers, surveyors, a railroad, churches and several schools.

All working to build a life in Nevada. A large amount of growth was spurred in 1875, due to the completion of the Eureka Palisade Railroad allowing the ore and resources to be shipped out and brought in.

In the 1880s Eureka held one of the most eclectic international populations with folks coming from all over seeking their fame and fortune in the gold and silver mines of the Eureka Mining District. Most notable were the Italian, Cornish, and Chinese immigrant populations contributing tremendously to the construction, mining,wood cutting and charcoal burning needed to keep the numerous mines and smelters running.

50 mines produced gold, silver, lead and zinc for the 17 smelters that had processed up to 700 tons per day. In 1879, and in the 1880s, devastating fires and floods nearly destroyed all of the buildings in Eureka.

e immigrant pioneers rebuilt the town, better and stronger each time.

Today, Eureka is vibrant and alive with the blood of these immigrants flowing Explore the beautiful Eureka Opera House through her people.

Two very prominent bloodlines in Eureka are the Italian and Basque descendants. e Italians, also known as the Carbonari, arrived in the 1870s and 1880s to chop and transport wood to fuel the charcoal ovens. e Basques were enterprising sheepherders that came in the 1890s and early 1900s.

Ranching and farming are still very much a part of Eureka’s local farm to table experience and economy with alfalfa, Timothy hay, beef, bison, pork and lamb being major agricultural exports.

From 1864 to the present day, Eureka County still has active and successful mining operations contributing to it’s vibrant economy.

WELCOME DEAR VISITORS! Stroll the historic downtown, enjoy our restaurants, stay in our motels and go shopping. Bike, hike, ride our many trails or join us at one of our many events.

We are so glad that you are here.

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Pick up your tour maps: Afterlife Antiques and Oddities Country Cottage Eureka County Courthouse Eureka Depot Eureka Palisade Crew Car EZ Stop Eureka SureStay Best Western 180 Gallery Opera House Owl Saloon & Roadhouse Sentinel Museum Sundown Lodge Urban Cowboy

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FARM TO TABLE Farm to table not only benefits the restaurants and customers but also has great value to the community. By buying from local farmers and ranchers, the local economy is strengthened. e farm to table concept is changing how we value what we eat. By encouraging more local sourcing, we are seeing sustainable farming once again on the rise. e support is growing and not just with consumers but in every aspect from the local economies to community life.

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Local Eureka and Diamond Valley farm to table providers:

Miller Bison Ranch Free Range Bison

The Rusted Shack

Snowball Ranch Organics

BatEmaN Farms Premium Pork Products 1211 12th Street Eureka 775-388-7116

LyNFord aNd LaVoN miLLEr

Hay and Soil Conditioners Diamond Valley 775-318-0060 (Lynford) 775-318-0072 (Lavon)

3 BELL FarmiNg

BErg LaNd aNd LiVEstock

m & c Hay

Hay Scott and Mathew Bell Diamond Valley 775-318-9642 (Matt) 775-293-5767 (Scott)

Hay David Blanco, Mgr. Diamond Valley 775-761-0037 (David)

Alfalfa and Timothy Hay Diamond Valley Eureka 775–237-5510

sNowBaLL raNcH orgaNics

craig BENsoN

marty PLaskEtt

tHE rustEd sHack

Hay Stax West Inc Diamond Valley 775-720-9479 dusty moyLE

Hay Diamond Valley 775-934-1383

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Hay Jim Gallagher, Mgr. 775-237-5400

Organic Beef Eureka 775-530-5748

Hay Diamond Valley Hay Co. Diamond Valley 775-721-0087

Flowers and Vegetables Lynn Conley Eureka 775-340-3797

miLLEr BisoN raNcH

crEscENt VaLLEy Hay

Free Range Bison Meat Products 490 9th Street, Eureka 775-318-0366 NEVada Hay coNNEctioN

Hay 1560 Keg Street, Eureka Mark Moyle 775-761-4725

Hay Brandon Bryant 337 Pebble Lane Crescent Valley 775-401-3113

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D I A M O N D VA L L E Y

North of Eureka, Nevada Now here is the scoop from the Diamond Valley girl herself, Trina Machacek.

As the sun comes up over the top peak of our 10,631 foot Diamond Mountains, when the frost is cold, and the air is as

potatoes and other vegetables for farmers to sell in Eureka to the hungry miners and their families. e ranchers also raised and supplied beef to the town and outlying areas.

It was in the late 1950’s when the US Government opened up Diamond Valley

pure and clean as a glass of our amazing well water, you can see the ground sparkle as though it were covered with diamonds. Frozen, dew-covered diamonds for as far as the eye can see.

In the foothills of Diamond Valley up the canyons you can find old and new ranch homesteads. Some dating back to the late 1860’s when the Basque, Italian and before them the Native Americans lived and flourished. e ranchers first brought cattle then sheep. In 1864, the town of Eureka was “discovered” with its rich lead and silver ore. As mining grew, the mountains for over a hundred miles in every direction were stripped of every tree to make charcoal for the smelters, ore was processed to retrieve the precious metals that led the way to Eureka being on the map as a rich piece of Nevada mining history.

Diamond Valley though, out in the flat, was home to rabbits, snakes, scorpions and maybe one or two places that grew

to become farms through the Land Act and the growth seen today began. e land was available to anyone 18 and older who, before a five-year period was up, could “prove” the ground they claimed could sustain a farm.

Sounded pretty good since all the farmer and his family had to do was clear the land, dig a well, put in a crop, grow that crop and then harvest it. It all looked good and worked well as long as the family had strong backs, a little seed money for equipment and the ability to borrow money to put in those wells. At the end of the five year grace period those farmers who came to Diamond Valley from all over the country found themselves in debt, but owners of their 320 acres per filing per person.

Over the years the farms became more and more productive. Some families in Diamond Valley have been here since they opened their land in the 50’s. Some came, tried for a few years and le.

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Which always brought in new people who were willing to give farming in Diamond Valley a go.

Because of the high altitude, cooler summer nights and learning the soil, water, and weather, Diamond Valley produces some of the best alfalfa and Timothy grass hays known worldwide.

For the biggest share of Diamond Valley, the farms are family owned and operated to this day. e kids go to school kindergarten through 12th grade in Eureka. Usually graduating with an average class size of 12-20 students. e schools are oriented to rural life with FFA, (Future Farmers of America,) 4-H, Grange and oh yes, an amazing high school rodeo.

Diamond Valley farms and ranches are proud to raise their amazing hay crops.

More than that we have a grand farm to table group of producers who offer grass fed beef, bison, pork, and recently added were Merino sheep from the Raer 7 ranches. e Merino sheep are said to have the soest wool in the world.

Some say their wool is so fine it is used to make the Queen’s under garments.

Now that’s so!

Some farming families still grow fresh fruit and vegetables for sale locally. We have a wonderful nursery in Diamond Valley, e Rusted Shack, that grows and sells plants throughout the spring. e Vo-Ag class at the high school also has a green house where they grow plants to sell locally to raise money for supplies and adventures during the school year.

Enjoy a tour up and down the roads in Diamond Valley. Stop and talk over the fence if you see a farmer. ey are proud to tell you of our Diamond Valley and its sparkle.

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BIG OPEN RANGE Written by Anthony Miller

Growing up in Indiana on a dairy farm and later raising cattle and crop farming instilled in me a love for animals and the land that feeds both them and us. en when I was 17 my parents moved to Utah and I soon learned to love the west and all it had to offer. Big open ranges and cattle with plenty of room to roam.

In 2006 I moved to Eureka, Nevada, working in agriculture and spending a lot of time hunting and chasing mountain lion in the winters.

In 2014, I purchased my own farm where we have 250 irrigated acres and crested wheat pasture and where I currently farm along with my wife, Benita daughter, Julie and twin boys, Dirk and Drew.

So how did we get started with bison?

Well, I’ve always had an interest in things that were a little different and the adventure that awaits. You never know unless you try!

So in 2013 I bought three bison heifers from a neighbor that had them to train his cutting horses, with the intentions to finish them out and butcher them for myself and possibly resell a couple of them. en a friend of mine suggested that I get a bull and raise some calves and hence began the journey that has led us to this point.

Over the years we have purchased more animals and kept our replacement heifers to slowly build our herd all the while growing an immense appreciation for bison.

eir adaptive nature and efficiency of grazing even when the snow gets deep makes them a clear choice for us where we can plant cover crops for regenerative agriculture practices and graze them late into the winter.

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P I N E VA L L E Y

Pine Valley, the Center of Eureka County Written by Trina Machacek

Geographically as you travel State Highway 278 the 92 miles from Eureka to Carlin, Nevada and up onto the east west route of Interstate 80, lays Pine Valley. ere are many roads in the world, but the road that takes you through Pine Valley is one that at all times of the year has color, mountains, a creek with beaver, livestock with baby calves in spring and wildlife that call it

home. Marked along the route by the ranch wonderful mail boxes and signs, the people that live in Pine Valley are the kindest, hard-working familyoriented souls that cover the miles of Pine Valle. Every mile from the JD turnoff to the—Carlin House of the Ladies of the Night, the Dovetail Ranch. Quite a diverse and interesting part of Eureka County.

Governor Lewis Bradley, the second governor of Nevada was the first

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cowman to come into Pine Valley and establish a working ranch in the early 1870’s. But the very first settler to come in and plop down as his home, was old Bill Denay. He took up a homestead on Denay Creek in 1862. e cattlemen and women who settled Pine Valley supplied beef to the first residents of Palisade. Palisade grew in the 1860’s from the railroad, early mining and settlers crossing along the California trail.

Today the farm/familyowned ranches in our beautiful Pine Valley, along what at first looks, like it may be void of life, is actually alive and bubbling with activity all year long.

Families raise 4-H knowledgeable kids that may go out to see the world, but more oen than not they will return to a life that has few restrictions and many rewards.

As Pine Creek flows through the valley, it brings in abundant wildlife. Deer, antelope, mountain lions and bobcats.

Many types of sport birds from geese to sage hen and chukar are found throughout the valley.

Pine Valley wasn’t always just cows. e Eureka Land & Livestock Company ran sheep, up to 8000 head annually, on the ground from Roberts Creek to Palisade. Over time the cattlemen bought out the sheep grazing rights and today cattle are the main asset of Pine Valley. e ranchers also put-up grass

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hay to see the herds through the winters.

Winters that sometimes last from September to April! Not always hard but sometimes long. ere are other smaller valleys that ring Pine Valley up the draws in the foothills. One is Denay [sounds like Daney} Valley; it’s part of the drainage. ey are just mini-valleys, you might say, within Pine Valley. Pine Creek runs north and drains into the Humboldt.

Pine Creek starts up at the little pass to the south of Horse Creek off of Mount Tenabo. Horse Creek is the main tributary off the head of it. Garden Creek and Denay Creek run into it, but they come in from the south. Pine Creek runs a bit north of east until it comes to Blackburn. ere’s a big bend in the creek there that goes north, then turns north to the Green Springs. At Green Springs it turns almost due west into a little narrow canyon and it makes a circle to the north and then another circle back to the west. at’s almost a little "S" shape through Pine Creek Canyon.

Just a mile from where it empties into the Humboldt River. Pine Creek will run all year. However, most of the tributaries dry in late summer when the snow has melted in the high country.

We invite you to stop along the way through Pine Valley and get out and stand and listen to the sounds. From the wind to the meadow larks sitting on fence post in spring to the eagles and crows playing in the updras. Breathe in our freedom. Trust me, we know how blest and lucky we are to live in Eureka County. anks for visiting.

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Crescent Valley, Eureka County A Growing Idea since the 50’s Written by Trina Machacek

Sometime in the late 1950’s a real estate agent acquired several hundred acres in a small crescent shaped valley that is located on the western border of Eureka County some 19 miles south of Interstate 80. From that acquisition he started to develop plots of land in 40-acre parcels which were sold, as the story goes, for a dollar down and a dollar a week. Of course that is not true, but the price of the land parcels in Crescent Valley have always been affordable. e parcels too, are of varying sizes from lots on the Crescent Valley townsite plat to the 40-acre parcels that are still being sold today.

In 1963 Cresent Valley was “put on the map” with the introduction of a small Village Post Office located inside of a small general store. e fluctuation of population has made it thus to close the local post office. Now the mail is delivered to a bank of boxes that are located at the Fairgrounds. e mail today is delivered to Cresent Valley and the neighboring community of Beowawe from the post office in Carlin, Nevada.

For the most part, the community of Cresent Valley has grown into an always developing space of a one mile by one mile square. Within that square are homes, businesses, Eureka County offices, Eureka County Road Depart-

ment, Crescent Valley elementary school. And a landing strip to the south.

Outside of the main populated square there are homestead that have rugged “off-the-grid” survivors to those who have come to settle and love the wide openness of their valley.

Most of the residents have found their way to Cresent Valley to work for the local gold mines in the area. Gold production is the main tax base for Eureka County and the payroll the mines pay lends way too many workers to live in RV’s during their work week and oen have families living elsewhere.

But! ose who have chosen to come

and live in this part of Eureka County would put their freedom and happiness up against anyone in the city.

Besides the gold mines northern Nevada and Eureka County sits on a natural fault of geothermal ground. is has produced another source of work available for the community.

Cresent Valley has always been a place that is full of strong minded and hearty people. It is an area that is as beautiful to those who choose to live there as any white sand beach or downtown condo.

It’s an acquired taste. But like every part of Nevada, once you have had a taste you want to drink it in forever.

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B E O WAW E

Where the railroad caused a town to become Written by Trina Machacek

Beowawe, pronounced, BE OH WOW EE, is a Paiute Native American word that means gate.

Named for the spot where it sits, ringed by mountains that give it a look like an opening, or gate, to the valley the land pours into. With an elevation of 4,695 feet above sea level, Beowawe is one of three unincorporated towns within Eureka County. e 4,695 foot level puts it clouds higher than Denver, the mile high city. But for Eureka County which is all high mountain desert the elevation of Beowawe lends itself to being warmer than Eureka the county seat some 120 miles to the south.

In 1868 the railroad traversed through what is now Beowawe. Although driving through Beowawe, over the railroad tracks on your way to Crescent Valley 20 miles to the south, or to Interstate 80 five miles to the north, the village is much more than just a wide spot in the road.

Residents of Beowawe are scattered and some have developed their pieces of paradise as off the grid. Others have and continue to carve out homes and lives that suit them just right.

Two of the many main attractions to see in Beowawe are the geothermal power plant to the north, and the Maiden’s Grave about eight miles to the south east of Highway 306 that goes right through the main part of the little town.

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Maidens Grave. Photo Credit Summer Elliott. From the book American Burial Ground by Sarah Keyes.

settlers to the ever growing west throughout the years, Gravelly Ford an important site on the trail is just to the East of Beowawe.

Out that same way is the Maiden’s Grave sitting on a knoll overlooking the trail that took many settlers from East to West. As the story goes, a tall cross in the Beowawe cemetery marks the burial spot of Lucinda Duncan. Lucinda was a kindly, older woman who others on the trip began to think of as the grandmother of the party. Sadly, she died on the trail in 1863. Workers building the Central Pacific Railroad first noted the grave along the Humboldt River, and in 1906, it was moved to the hillside cemetery when the Union Pacific moved the tracks to where they lay today. It is quite an

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impressive sight and testament to the hearty souls that settled the west. e other remarkable part of the Beowawe area, other than the mining of gold which is the biggest industry in this part of Eureka County, is the development of a geothermal power plant to the north of Beowawe. In the winter month especially you can see the plumes of steam rising from the plant.

Eureka County sits along a fault that holds underground hot water that has been converted to power. e steam is not from what some think is a geyser, rather it is from a free-flowing underground uncapped geothermal well. An amazing part of this part of the State of Nevada.

We are diverse in every 4,180 square miles of Eureka County.

on the Loneliest Road Fully Equipped railport at dunphy Union Pacific Railroad

centrally Located

Between Las Vegas, Reno, and Salt Lake Metro Areas Interstate 80, US 50, NV 306, NV 278

municipal airport

with two runways, hangars, hangar rentals, fuel (100 LL and Jet A)

multi-use trails

Totaling 53.81 miles. Come to hike, bring your horse, ATV, ride your mountain bike the trails are inventoried with difficulty rankings.

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SHOPS INCLUDE: 180 gallery & gift shop afterlife antiques & oddities shop champs Fuel & convenience country cottage El tapatio

Owl Club Saloon Restaurant & Roadhouse

180 Gallery & Gift Shop

Country Cottage

Eureka Outdoor & Tire

Afterlife Antiques & Oddities Shop

Eureka depot Economy drug store Eureka outdoor & tire Eureka senior center Eureka supply / auto Parts Eureka tattoo EZ stop Fuel station Jackson House Hair salon the owl club saloon restaurant & roadhouse Phoenix convenience store the Peña clinic urban cowboy wagon trail EV (Electric car charging stations)

Urban Cowboy, Phoenix Convenience Store

The Eureka Depot

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OUT & ABOUT

g n i n i D & Food, Fun EUREKA We hope you enjoy visiting and sampling our eclectic dining establishments.

It’s no secret that food brings people together. From festivals to local restaurants, Eureka offers something tasty for every pallet.

the owl club saloon & roadhouse

raines market & deli

Offering breakfast, lunch and dinner. e restaurant serves great steaks, prime rib, burgers, salads and more. You can take your chances at some slots while you enjoy a cold drink. ere is a special events hall and live entertainment.

Dine-in, take out. Located on highway 50. 61 N. Main Street, Eureka, 775-237-5280.

is popular service deli has tasty sandwiches, serves fresh bakery products and makes hot daily specials.

Located at 901 N. Main Street, Eureka, 775-237-5296.

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urban cowboy / the Phoenix convenience store Treat yourself to our mouthwatering American and Indian cuisine. Explore our diverse menu featuring dishes like Smothered Yard Bird or Veg Pakora, paired with refreshing drinks like Bloody Forkin’ Mary or Mango Lassi. Located at 121 N. Main Street, Eureka, 775-237-5774.

El tapatio is family owned business is serving up delicious, traditional Mexican food. Located inside the historic 1877 Jackson House dining room, 701 N. Main Street, Eureka, 775-471-8767.

Eureka depot Serving breakfast and lunch specialty coffees and teas, fresh pastries, wraps, salads, sandwiches, soups and slaws.

Check out our specials! Dine-in, take out. 51 E. Clark Street, Eureka, 775-237-5715.

gina’s mobile Food truck

A delightful new addition to our Eureka community!

Fresh one-of-a-kind hot and cold sandwiches, gourmet burgers, homemade potato chips, funnel cake, fries as well as yummy specials and sweet treats.

208-420-1068.

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1. TANNEHILL LOG CABIN (1864) 30 Tannehill Road at Hwy 50

This log cabin is believed to have been the first house built in Eureka. It was built by the Tannehill brothers who lived in the cabin for about a year before selling their mining interests. In the late 1860s, it served as Eureka’s first store. It is constructed with massive pine logs from the pinion pine trees that then grew at higher elevations around Eureka before all of the trees were cut down for charcoal to support the smelting operations.

2. PAYCORE MINERALS INC. 101 Bullion St. Private contractors

3. GENERAL STORE (1882) 600 S Main St.

Built by James Allen, it was originally the Ottawa Hotel but subsequently operated as a grocery store in 1886. It later served as The Richmond Service, a Shell Oil Company gas station in the 1920’s and a Union 76 station in the 1940s. Leona Rowley purchased it in 1967, where she raised her family and ran the General Store until 2008.

4. EUREKA COUNTY MEDICAL CLINIC 250 S Main St. In partnership with W.B. Ririe Rural Hospital in Ely and financially supported by Eureka County, Medical Services are provided to all citizens and visitors by two Full Time Nurse Practitioners and supplemented by MD’s and Specialists.

5. EUREKA VETERINARY CLINIC 180 S Main St. Dr. Darla Baumann and Dr. Ericka Whisenhunt provide small and large animal medical and surgical services for the community of Eureka and surrounding areas.

6. EUREKA SENIOR CENTER (1870s) 20 W Gold St.

The iron doors and columns were cast by the local Eureka Foundry Company. It has housed many businesses over the years including a grocery, variety store, and mortuary.

A newer extension to the building occupies the area where the two story Turner House/Bureau Hotel once stood in the 1870s until the early 1880s. Today the Senior Center serves wonderful meals and acts as a community center for Eureka’s Seniors.

7. EUREKA COUNTY COURTHOUSE (1879) 10 S Main St.

This beautiful, two-story brick building was constructed in 1879 and completed in 1880. The Courthouse was added to the already existing jail, which remained in use until the 1980s. Construction cost was $38,000. The additional expenses for a vault and fixtures brought the cost up to a

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total of $50,000. This modest Italianate, turn of the century style building measures 50-by-80 feet and stands 51 feet high. The interior consists of an imported Spanish cedar judge’s bench and balustrade with gilded accents throughout. The second-floor courtroom is recognized as the best preserved in Nevada, including all the historic bullet holes. Oh, the stories this courthouse could tell!

Truly a Nevada treasure.

8. SENTINEL MUSEUM (1879) 10 N Monroe St.

Built in 1879 from locally fired bricks and stone from the Chandler Quarry. This building housed the Eureka Sentinel newspaper until 1960. Construction cost was $10,000. The Eureka Sentinel Museum re-opened in June 1982. The museum includes the most amazing original press room and equipment from its newspaper days and has exhibits and memorabilia on the second floor representing Eureka. Tourist information and a small gift shop is located on the 1st floor. The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday.

9. CHAMPS AND THE OLD EUREKA GARAGE 20 N Main St. At the turn of the century, Granville and Merrill Fletcher built what was described as “one of the most up to date livery barns of its time.” Built initially to care for wagon teams hauling ore from Prospect Mountain to the Eureka depot. It is now a fuel station and convenience store.

10. SUNDOWN LODGE (1870) 60 N Main St.

Originally a business was built here in 1870, by Irishman Tom Murphy, a shoe maker by trade. The Sundown Lodge you see today was built in 1978 by the Hammond family.

Al Hammond was a local businessman and Justice of the Peace for many years. Together with his wife Marge they owned and ran the Sundown until 2014. This quaint motel is currently owned and operated by their nephew and his family Rich and Crystal McKay. The motel features 27 rooms, a seven room cottage, and two vacation rentals.

The Sundown has friendly staff, Suites, Double and Single Rooms with WiFi and on-site coin-op laundry available.

11. CUDA’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT AND WINERY (1873) 80 N Main St.

Built by Soloman Ashim, this building also survived the 1880 fire and was the general store managed by Flora Morris and her son David until the early 1900s. It has been a bar/restaurant with numerous owners throughout the 1900s. Today, a local music teacher, Ralph Cuda, is renovating it into Cuda’s Italian Restaurant and Winery.

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12. THE OLD EUREKA SALOON (1873) 85 N Main St.

This 1873 building has seen many businesses in it.

In its early beginnings it had doctors and business offices upstairs and a pharmacy downstairs. In 1907 it was part of the Zadow Hotel and was updated with a new saloon and dining hall, next it was the Europa Hotel, and later the Eureka Hotel. Today, the right side upstairs is a vacation rental and downstairs is the Peña Clinic.

COLONNADE HOTEL (1880)

90 N Monroe St.

The Colonnade Hotel was built by William Clark in 1880.

Construction began in August and ended in December.

Originally built as a meeting house for the Italian Benevolent Society, it was used for five years and left vacant until the 1930s when a doctor used several rooms for his practice. From 1938-1999, the hotel welcomed guests from all over the world. The current owners have renovated it beautifully and offer two vacation rentals.

13. AFTERLIFE ANTIQUES & ODDITIES SHOP (1868) 90 N Main St.

Built by William H. Clark, It was first a grocery and general mercantile store, selling shoes, gunpowder, fuses and household goods. Upstairs was a fine 17 room hotel, and later a dining hall and saloon downstairs. For over 60 years it had been the Eureka Cafe owned by the Ng family.

The property was put up for sale and was purchased in 2016 by the McKay family. Today it is the Afterlife Antiques and Oddities Shop, filled with unusual eclectic items from eras past. What is most historically amazing, is that underneath the shop is the last remnant of what was once a two mile underground tunnel system,

known simply as the Eureka Underground Tunnels. Many paranormal investigation groups from around the world have come to explore here. Including the Spirit of Nevada, Zak Baggins, and the “Ghost Adventures” team. Tunnel tours available March through November or by special appointments.

14. GOVERNOR’S MANSION, SADLER HOUSE (1879) 160 N Monroe St.

The Governor’s Mansion was built in 1879 by Reinhold Sadler. Governor Sadler was a businessman, contract teamster, rancher, and Nevada governor from 1896 to 1902. Mr. Sadler owned the general merchandise store on Main Street next to the present-day Louie’s Lounge.

Mr. Sadler had a tunnel built from the basement of his home to his business, and to the Eureka Hotel (todays Afterlife Antiques and Oddities Shop) The property is now a private residence.

15. 180 GALLERY & GIFT SHOP (1877) 180 N Main St.

This building was constructed by the Tognini Company, a Swiss-Italian Company consisting of Joseph Tognini, Ferdinando Bonetti, and Cesare Ropetti. It was the Eureka Billiard Hall & Saloon until the 1880’s. This was also the headquarters for one of Eureka’s biggest charcoal production companies. This building has remained in the ownership of the Bonetti/Biale family since its construction in 1877. Today the building houses the 180 Gallery, dedicated to promoting local, regional, handmade and unique items.

16. STONE AND BRICK BUILDING

Formerly, Celso Tolli’s Saloon (1878) 200 Main St.

Built in the 1870s by Italian masons and later acquired by Celso Tolli, a prosperous Italian entrepreneur. On July 6, 1879, hundreds of Italian charcoal makers met at his saloon and created the Eureka Charcoal Burners Protective Association, also known as the Carbonari. The union was created due to the low and unfair prices that the mine owners were willing to pay. The Carbonari went on strike On August 18, 1879, a nine man posse was dispatched to the burner (Carbonari) camp south of Eureka, near Fish Creek where several hundred Carbonari were camped in preparation for the strike. Tensions were high and the posse opened fire without provocation. Once the air cleared, five charcoal burners lay dead and six wounded while all members of the Sheriff’s posse stood unscathed.

The tragic event would become known as, “The Fish Creek Massacre.” A monument stands in remembrance at the County Cemetery today. Today Eureka Outdoor and Tires.

17. EUREKA FIRE DEPARTMENT AND MUSEUM 20 N Main St. Formerly the site of the Eureka County Shop building.

This modern Fire Department was constructed in 2009 and houses equipment and apparatus to respond to crash/rescue, structure and wildland fires. This is also home to the Eureka Fire Department Museum.

Tours available upon request.

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18. EUREKA SUPPLY 300 N Main St.

131 N Main St.

Locally owned and operated. Offering Auto Parts and Accessories. Open Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm.

19. RUBY HILL MOTEL 380 N Main St. This lodging property accommodates single travelers as well as families. The entire property is non smoking and each room comes with cable television, mini fridge and a microwave. The Ruby Hill Motel is also pet friendly.

20. RAINE’S MARKET (2016) 901 N Main St.

Fuel services, Full line supermarket, ACE Hardware, hot and cold deli, IFA Feed and Farm Supply. They also fill propane tanks, sell concrete, sporting goods, hunting /fishing licenses, ammunition, livestock supplies, some lumber, UPS package shipping, tuxedo rentals, and popular gift cards. Located Inside Raine’s Market is the Nevada State Bank which offers first class, full service banking.

Built in 1873, It was originally a two-story building, but after the two fires, it was rebuilt to one story. Originally it housed the Stone Saloon with a boarding house upstairs.

In 1903, it became the Eureka Cash Store. In 1946, Al Biale took over from his father and started Al’s Hardware. Al’s son-in-law Jerry White owns the building today.

27. URBAN COWBOY BAR & GRILLE (1880) 121 Main St.

This building is a combination of two buildings, the former Brown and Godfrey’s Oyster Bar Saloon and the Chop House and Confectionery. It was open 24 hours a day and was the only candy maker in town. The left half of the building was once used as the Knights of Pythias Lodge and a gentleman’s club. Today, it is the Urban Cowboy Bar and Grill with the Phoenix Convenience store next door.

The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner and specializes in delicious Indian Food.

28. MASONIC LODGE (1880) 101 N Main St.

21. EUREKA COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE 411 N Main St. Proudly Serving and Protecting the Eureka County citizens since 1873.

22. EZ STOP (late 1880s) 291 N Main St.

Originally a livery stable and many years later the Frank Mcbride family built a garage and gas station. This was later passed down to their daughter who added fast food.

Today, it is owned by Shawn Bansal. After suffering a fire in the convenience store in 2023, a rebuild is now underway to create a new convenience store. This site will offer fuel, fast food, laundry services and more.

23. EUREKA COUNTY EMS BUILDING 24/7 Emergency Services provided.

24. SURE STAY BEST WESTERN 251 N Main St. The original hotel was built in the 1940s and was owned and operated by Jimmy and Monique Ithuralde and later sold to and renovated by hotelier Jeff Bartley from 1996-2022. The new hotel owners offer a friendly staff, continental breakfast, 24 hour fitness room, laundromat and WiFi in all rooms and public areas.

25. SURE STAY BEST WESTERN 9 room addition (1870s) 201 N Main St.

Original site of the 1870s Truckee Saloon and Melodeum bar. It had a gentleman’s club in the back and was burned down in the fire of 1879. Local legend has it that a spirit named “Tillie” a local prostitute who once worked there, still haunts the property. In 1993 Jerry and Trina Machacek built and ran the Eureka True Value Hardware store until 2016. 2021 Hotelier Jeff Bartley bought the space and remodeled it as a nine room motel addition.

Today, it is part of the Sure Stay Best Western Family.

This building was erected after the fire of 1880 and has housed a dry goods store, jewelry store, barber shop, bath house, tailor shop, tinsmith shop and the Eureka Post Office. Still active, It hosts what may be the only underground Masonic meeting room in the United States.

Local Master Masons may give tours upon request.

Today the upstairs of the Mason’s Hall has been graciously restored by Eureka Restoration Enterprises and houses the new Country Cottage shop.

29. CHARLES LAUTENSCHLAGER BUILDING (1879) 91 N Main St.

Charles Lautenschlager purchased this lot when the fire of April 1879 destroyed the original building. Lautenschlager erected the current stone building by October of that same year. In 1909, the building housed the Lani and Repetto Saloon, Eureka Brewery in Front and the Chop House in the rear. Later it served as a bank. Today, this building has been restored by Eureka Restoration Enterprise. The front of the building is the Economy Drug Pharmacy, the middle is the charming Eureka Depot Cafe and the back of the building is the Lani and Repetto Dance Hall.

30. THE OLD RAINE’S MARKET (1879) 81 N Main St.

There are two historic buildings here that survived the fires of 1879 and 1880. Over the years it has housed the local butcher shop, bar, Gregovich restaurant, F.J. Schneider drugstore, soda fountain, liquor store, saloon, and a clothing store. The Kitchen brothers purchased it in 1929 and ran a grocery store until 1972. The Raine Family purchased the property in 1973 to run a grocery store and the buildings were combined. After 43 years, the Raine Family moved their market to a new location at 901 North Main Street in August 2016.

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WA L K I N G TO U R M A P 31. THE OWL CLUB SALOON AND ROADHOUSE (1880) 61 N Main St.

The Owl Club was at one time a two story structure with the CP Brewery downstairs and the Palace Saloon upstairs.

After the fire of 1880, the business was rebuilt by Joseph Tognini & Company in just 13 days. The left portion of the Owl Club Was formerly the Nevada Club (1880-1881) and was purchased in 2001 by the Carrion family. The Nevada Club also housed the Tiger Saloon (today’s Eureka Tattoo Shop). Today, it is owned by Eleny Carrion. This is a favorite local hot spot, serving up hearty steaks, good food, gaming and special events.

32. MCKWEN MINING OFFICES (1879-1880) 55 N Main St.

This building has been the City Brewery and Soda Works, which supplied the first beer in Eureka. It has also been a barber shop, the Bank Club Bar and Bay’s Soda Fountain.

It has served as mining offices, a movie theatre, ceramic shop and winery. In the 1970s it was purchased by the Raine Family. Today it is the McEwen mining offices.

20 E Bateman St.

Built in 1875 by Richard Ryland and known as the Ryland Building, the present two-story brick structure was rebuilt following the 1880 fire. The building contained offices, rooms and a restaurant. Attorney George Baker had an office in 1878, and it was the People’s Restaurant in 1880.

It has been restored and is now a private home, no tours.

38. CALIBRE EEXPLORATION - Mining office 39. SKILLMAN HOUSE (1870) 101 N Paul St.

This was the home of Archibald Skillman, founder and publisher of the Eureka Sentinel Newspaper in 1870.

Skillman family sold the newspaper in 1944.

21 N Spring St.

51 N Main St.

The original building on this site was built in the late 1870’s and operated as a hardware business until the fires of 1879. The present building was completed in September of 1879. At that time, In the early 1900s the Mau Brothers purchased the building and sold clothing, shoes, books, and stationery as the Eureka Mercantile.

34. GOLD BAR AND PAXTON AND COMPANY BANK (1881)

Built in 1886, this was a residence for the pastor of the Methodist Church. In the 1980s it was renovated by master wood craftsman Frank Bleuss. Woodwork and carvings remain in the house as works of art. In 2019, New owners, Joe and Lauren Luby bought the property and renovated it. They are the owners of Two Bitch™ Bourbon, named for their two sister Doberman-mix rescue dogs. This is a private residence, no tours.

41. METHODIST CHURCH (1881)

41 N Main St.

This was one of Eureka’s first banks. The first building was destroyed in the fire of 1879. The only thing left standing was the bank vault. The new bank was built around the resilient vault, which is still in the building today. The Paxton and company issued its own currency with its name on the bills. Around the 1890s a Western Union telegraph office was added to the bank. By 1941, a store and later the Gold Bar. It is currently North Peak Resources.

35. FOLEY-RICKARD-JOHNSON BUILDING (1879) 31 N Main St.

This was the site of Eureka’s first adobe house built by Abe Bateman. In 1879 M. D. Foley and Richard Rickard built this brick structure which was originally a two-story building. It has been The Remington, Johnson and Company hardware store, a book and stationery store, saloon, assay office, and a Wells Fargo Express Office. The upstairs held the Masonic and Odd Fellows Hall. The second story of the building was disassembled in 1983 after an earthquake.

36. EUREKA PALISADE TRAIN CAR (1875) 11 N Main St.

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40. PARSONAGE HOUSE (1886)

33. EUREKA MERCANTILE (1870s)

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was built to haul refined ore from the Eureka smelters some eighty miles to Palisade. This is where it connected with the main line of the transcontinental Central Pacific Railroad. 1875 to 1938. tourist information here.

11 N Spring St.

Built with native stone in 1881, the Methodist Church was open for services until 1900. In the 1940s, it was the Hooper Auto Garage. In 1959, the building was added to the Historic American Buildings Survey. Major renovations in the 1980s, added custom woodwork and Eureka made stained glass. In 2019, it was once the Headquarters of Two Bitch Spirits Ltd. The building has a renovated guest apartment. Available for short-term rental as the Stone Church Lodge.

42. FLORIO HOUSE (1875) 51 S Spring St.

This house was built in 1875 by Eureka County’s first assessor, James Baker who along with his wife raised eight children in the home. Italian-American businessman A.C. Florio resided in the home with his family starting in the 1920’s. Florio was a prominent businessman and rancher and had the first water works piped from the canyons above town into Eureka. He is also known for shooting a rival in a courtroom in Ely over a water dispute.

Luckily, the man did survive. The home has stayed in the family and is now owned by his great granddaughter.

No tours, private residence.

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43. SAINT JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH (1872) 101 S Spring St.

This is Eureka’s first permanent Church, built in 1872. It was built to accommodate the miners who had come from England. Regular services were held from 1893 until the church was closed in 1907. The building is made of handcut, local volcanic stone. it survived the disastrous fires of 1879 and 1880. Today, church services are held here on a regular basis. Today It is the Eureka Community Church.

44. THE JACKSON HOUSE HOTEL (1877) (Book at the Sure Stay Best Western) 11 S Main St.

Built in 1877 by Irish immigrant Andrew Jackson. It first opened with 24 rooms, a dining hall and saloon. It was advertised as the only fireproof hotel in Nevada, this boast was put to the test with several fires happening over many years in Eureka. The lovely hotel survived each time with a few renovations. In 1897, the hotel was bought by another Irish immigrant Julia Brown. It then became the Brown Hotel until 1981 when it was restored as the Jackson House Hotel. Today she has eight Victorian themed rooms, an active dining hall, saloon and a privately owned beauty salon. She is known to be one of the most genuinely haunted hotels in Nevada.

45. SACHA’S PIZZA AND SUGAR SHACK (1880)

21 Main St. After the original building was destroyed by the fire of 1880. It was rebuilt and served as a morgue from 1885 until the 1900s. 1912 a boot repair shop, the 1920s, the People’s Market and Coffin Shop, 1940s and 50s the Silver Club, the 70s, the Keyhole Bar, 2016 Malarkey’s and in 2019 Sacha’s Sugar Shack. Today it is Sacha’s Pizza and Sugar Shack. Serving up Ice cream, Pizza and a Salad Bar.

46. EUREKA OPERA HOUSE (1879) 31 S Main St.

Built in 1879, Eureka, Nevada is proud to have one of the two best restored and usable Opera Houses in Nevada. It is one of two theatres with a horseshoe shaped balcony in the state. The other is Piper’s Opera House in Virginia City.

The Opera House was built on the ashes of the old Odd Fellows Hall which was destroyed by the fire of 1879. The Opera House currently hosts music and community events. Open Tuesday through Saturday for tours. Tourist information available.

47. EUREKA POST OFFICE (1880) 51 S Main St.

Built after the August 1880 fire, this building housed William Zadow’s butcher shop called the Eureka Market.

In the 1940’s and 50’s, Eureka Meat and Groceries occupied the building. The original tin ceilings have floral and bird designs.

48. THE SAN FRANCISCO BREWERY (1870s) 91 S Main St.

When the original brewery burnt down Henry Mau from Germany bought the property and built the San Francisco Brewery you see today. He brewed and bottled not only beer, but later soda during the prohibition era.

WA L K I N G TO U R M A P 49. AWESOME FOOD WAS ONCE HERE! (1970s) 501 S. Main St.

This site has held great memories of beloved owners and the most delicious food. Like Stenton’s, the Busy Bee, DJ’s Diner and Clementine’s.

50. EUREKA COUNTY ANNEX 714 Main St. Office of Public Works, Natural Resources, District Attorney and Justice Court, formerly the site of the Richmond Consolidated Smelter. The first furnace was built here in 1871 and the smelting process using charcoal was a technological breakthrough that allowed the mines around Eureka to flourish.

51. SLAG PILE (1871) S Main St.

This is the site of the 1871 Richmond Consolidated. one of 17 smelters that were used in Eureka. Small portions of the smelter, slag heaps, and the ditch for the smoke stack flume can still be seen.

52. SILVER SKY RV (1886) On this site, there are the old hospital ruins on the southeast end. They were built by the mines in 1886. It has been a hospital, morgue, and home for the elderly. Currently it is owned by the Moody’s and is a 50 unit RV Park with 30/50 amp hook-ups, showers and laundromat. Private tours upon appointment.

53. EUREKA COUNTY SWIMMING FACILITY (1970s) 200 Sheridan St.

This property formerly had been mining cabins and was the town trash dump. The Eureka County swimming facility was originally built as an outdoor pool in the 1970s. The community pool is open for travelers and tourists who want to take a cool break in Eureka.

54. HIGH SCHOOL / VANDAL ATHLETIC CENTER (2015) 1 Vandal Way

The Vandal Athletic Center (VAC) was completed in 2015 and hosts local and regional sporting and community events. The indoor 1/8 mile track is open to the public. Eureka County High School is a multiple Nevada 5-Star school.

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58. MASONIC CEMETERY (1878)

Visitors: Please show the utmost honor and respect when visiting our historic cemeteries:

The Masons held a prominent place in the building of early Eureka. Many of the miners that came from Cornwall, England and worked mainly at the Ruby Hill mines are at rest here. The earliest marked grave is Charles Booth from 1878.

Eureka’s five main cemeteries are where 200-plus Veterans rest in peace with more than 20 of them being Civil War era Veterans. There are many mothers, and small children buried in our cemeteries– most were victims of smallpox, and respiratory diseases from the unhealthy air that permeated Eureka as a result of the 17 smelters that operated here in the late 1800s.

To visit the Catholic and Masonic cemeteries, take Ruby Hill Road and turn left on Prospect Road/ Cemetery Hill, the cemeteries are across from each other.

To visit the County and Schwamb cemeteries, take Ruby Hill Road, turn right on Vandal Way, and left to Holly Road, then left onto Caribou Way. To visit the Cedar Hills/Odd fellows Cemetery, take Ruby Hill Road, go right on Vandal way, left on Holly Road and stay to the right past the county road shop and continue up to Cedar Hills Cemetery.

55. CEDAR HILLS CEMETERY (1876) This cemetery was formerly the Independent Order of Odd Fellows/Knights of Pythius Cemetery. Both were prevalent fraternal organizations in Eureka’s early years. Today, It is now known as the Cedar Hills Cemetery. The earliest grave is Chay Judge who was buried here in 1876.

56. EUREKA COUNTY CEMETERY (1878) Many Native American’s are buried in the County cemetery. In this cemetery you will also find a monument for the Italian and Swiss Italian charcoal burners who were interred in a mass grave after they were murdered in the Fish Creek massacre of August 18, 1879. The earliest grave is a Minoletti that died and was laid to rest here in 1878.

57. SCHWAMB CEMETERY (1865) This is Eureka’s oldest cemetery. The Schwamb Cemetery was originally privately owned by C.W. Schwamb. One of the oldest graves is of a man by the name of Jurey, buried here in November of 1865. Early citizens suffered gunfights, acts of violence and illnesses such as smallpox. Many nationalities are buried in these cemeteries. Those who could not afford to have the bodies of loved ones sent home were buried here. Headstones and markers of many immigrants are sadly lost to time and progress.

59. CATHOLIC CEMETERY (1873) The Catholic cemetery holds multi-generational grave sites and many of Eureka’s early European immigrants. The earliest grave is Thomas Baker who died in 1882 although unmarked graves are earlier.

60. EUREKA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (1995) 431 McCoy St.

Eureka takes pride in being one of the top ranked school districts in Nevada. The Elementary School was built in 1995 and currently hosts students from Kindergarten through 6th grade.

61. ZADOW AND MORRISON HOUSE (1886) 400 S Edwards St.

Built around 1886 by James Wilson. It featured a widow’s walk on the top of the house. Later it was owned by William Zadow. In 1910, it was purchased

by Dan Morrison. The Morrison Family owned it until the 1970s. It is a now a private residence owned by David and Carrie Clark.

62. SAINT BRENDAN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH (1871) 70 N O’Neil Ave.

This still-active Catholic Church was erected in 1872 to replace the original wood structure built in 1871

by Father D. Monteverde. The present stone structure was built from volcanic rock that came from the Chandler Quarry above the west side of town. This beautiful parish is still active and Mass is held at 11 a.m. on Sundays.

63. EUREKA COUNTY LIBRARY 80 S Monroe St. Library resources: books, videotapes, audio tapes, Internet access, magazines, newspapers. the library is open Tuesday through Saturday.

64. THE HERITAGE HOUSE (1870s) Clark St.

The Heritage House was built in the early 1870s for Judge Dave E. Bailey. This three bedroom, two bath historic home still has the original frame and many modern updates. This is a private home, no tours.

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May Nevada State Old-Time Fiddlers’ Contest Memorial Day Festivities

June Legends of the West Bike and Car Fest Perdiz - FFA Spring Shoot Perdiz - Fathers Day Shoot Eureka Opera House Event

July EVFD - 4th of July Celebration Perdiz Fun Shoot VFW Annual Softball Tournament Juvenile Probation Volleyball

August Perdiz - Walkabout Eureka County Fair and Rodeo Perdiz - Dove Hunters Warm Up National Night Out

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may - NEVada oLd timE FiddLErs coNtEst Preserving a rich musical history with deep roots. Friday nights activities include a “Hot Fiddle” contest, jam session and competition. e event is free to the public. Donations are gratefully accepted.

JuNE - LEgENds oF tHE wEst sHow ‘N sHiNE Show ‘n Shine, Cruise Night, Car Games, Poker Walk.

JuLy - EurEka FirEmaN’s 4tH oF JuLy cELEBratioN Firemen have kindly hosed down the town sparkling fresh, folks are getting ready for the big parade, exciting downtown egg toss, nail pounding, beer drinking, soda drinking and money scramble.

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august - NatioNaL NigHt out Free hot dogs. Meet your local first responders and check out their cars and equipment. Demonstrations, music, food, and fun for the whole family.

august - EurEka couNty Fair & rodEo / HigH scHooL rodEo Exhibits, Stock Dog Trials, Bull Riding, Bronc Riding, Sheep Riding, Mud Volleyball, Gymkhana, Greased Pigs, Team Roping, Vendors, Kid Zone and more.

sEPtEmBEr - art, wiNE & music FEst Eureka Restoration Enterprise annual Art, Wine and Music Fundraiser. Stroll historic downtown Eureka while sampling wine and enjoying featured artists and music.

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For a full list of events, dates and times be sure to visit www.visiteurekanevada.net

The Eureka County Star Newspaper 775-778-5829

September

Eureka Main Street Kristan Umina 775-230-1784

Perdiz - Firemen’s Picnic Shoot Eureka Restoration Enterprise - Art, Wine & Music Fest Perdiz - Bird Hunters Challenge Lion’s Club Bingo

Eureka County Fair and Rodeo 775-232-3293 Eureka Opera House 775-237-6006

October

Eureka Garden Club 775-401-8057 651-470-6165

Eureka Opera House Event

Eureka Swimming Pool 775-237-5316

Eureka Opera House - Halloween Ball

November Eureka Opera House - Veterans Event Eureka Opera House - Holiday Bazaar Perdiz - Thanksgiving Shoot

December Annual Christmas Tree Lighting ECVFD - Fireman’s Ball

Eureka Paint Night 775-443-5597 Lion’s Club 775-443-5597 Perdiz Sport Shooting Range 775-318-0697 Sentinel Museum 775-237-5010 VFW Post 8194 775-293-2815 Meditation Club 775-318-0138 High School Rodeo Club 775-777-5690

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SHOW ‘N SHINE

legends of the west June brings the much anticipated Legends of the West Show ‘n Shine.

Enjoy the car show in our historic downtown, car games, poker walk, good food and awesome award ceremony. Sponsored by the Tourism and Recreation Board and Eureka Main Street.

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ART WINE & MUSIC FEST

Eureka Restoration Enterprise e ERE formed a non-profit 501(c)(3) in 2016. Inspired with a mission and vision to beautify Eureka’s historic downtown through art, innovation and restoration. ey hold their annual big fundraiser, the Art, Wine & Music Fest in September. e ERE also has the 180 Gallery & Gi Shop featuring artisans from all over Nevada

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W H E R E TO S TAY

Colonnade Hotel, Stone Church Lodge, The Doll House Colonnade Hotel, 90 N. Monroe Street, Eureka, NV Stone Church Lodge 11 N. Spring Street, Eureka, NV www.airbnb.com

Jackson House 701 N. Main Street, Eureka, NV 775-237-5247

SureStay by Best Western 251 N. Main Street, Eureka, NV 775-237-5247

Sundown Lodge / The Eureka Inn 60 N. Main Street, Eureka, NV 775-237-5334

Ruby Hill Motel 380 N. Main Street, Eureka, NV 775-237-5339

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B U S I N E S S D I R E C TO RY sHEriFF aNd FirE Eureka County Sheriff ’s Office 411 N. Main Street Non-Emergency: 775-237-5330

JOIN Nevadaworks 775-289-3061 Mt Wheeler Power 790 Monroe Street 775-237-5497

Eureka County Fire Department Non-emergency: 775-761-7315 EurEka couNty Eureka County Board of Commissioners 775-237-7211 www.co.eureka.nv.gov Eureka County Courthouse 10 S. Main Street 775-237-5530 Eureka County Extension Great Basin Research Education Center 461 S. Main Street 775-237-6134 Eureka County Juvenile Probation Irma Davila 10 S. Main Street 775-237-5450 Eureka County Landfill / Waste Olcese Waste Services 775-246-2710 888-690-2709 Eureka County Library 80 Munroe Street 775-237-5307 Eureka County Medical Clinic 250 S. Main Street 775-237-5642 Eureka County Public Works 701 S. Main Street 775-468-0326 775-237-5372

North Eastern Nevada Regional Development 775-738-2100 Tosha Kerby 4H Club 775-237-6135 tkerby@unr.edu http://extension.unr.edu/4H/ e Eureka County Star Newspaper Trina Machacek 775-778-5829 FuEL & sHoPs Champs 20 N. Main Street 775-237-5242 Clarks Pack & Stack Storage 400 S. Edwards Street 775-267-7788 Country Cottage Quilt Store, Sewing Class, Gi Shop 101 N. Main Street 775-761-4282 Economy Drug / Pharmacy 775-237-7700 Elle Perkins, Realtor Outdoor Properties of Nevada 775-761-0451 Eureka Life Insurance Johnny Fitzgerald 130 N. Edwards Street 775-237-3792

EZ Stop 291 N. Main Street 775-237-5533 Gina’s Mobile Food Truck 208-420-1068 Jackson House Beauty Salon 11 S. Main Street 775-217-5500 Raines Market & Deli, Lightning Fuel Station 900 N. Main Street 775-237-5296 Photographer Alecia Douthit aleciadouthit@gmail.com Suburban Propane 130 Ely Avenue Rawhide Sheds Irvin Plank 775-482-4831 Veronica Tognoni, Realtor Fathom Realty 775-232-8796 VeronicaLTognoni@gmail.com e Pena Clinic Misha Peña 85 N. Main https://thepenaclinicllc.godaddysites.com e Phoenix Convenience Store 111 N. Main Street 775-237-5533 Wagon Trail EV & Storage 110 S. Main Street 775-318-0525

Eureka County School District 660 Mathew Street 775-237-5373

Eureka Outdoor & Tires 190 Main Street 775-237-5367

rEstauraNts Eureka Depot 51 E. Clark Street 775-237-5715

Eureka County Television District 775-738-4055

Eureka Supply 300 N. Main Street 775-342-4666

El Tapatio 701 N Main Street 775-471-8767

Eureka Senior Center 20 W. Gold Street 775-237-5597

Eureka Tattoo 61 N. Main Street 619-886-9271

Raine’s Market & Deli 901 N. Main Street 775-237-5296

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e Owl Club Saloon & Roadhouse 61 N. Main Street 775-237-5280

Perdiz Sports Shooting Range Windfall Canyon 775-237-7027

Pampered Chef Mary Jane Hodson 775-318-0132

Urban Cowboy e Phoenix Convenience Store 121 N. Main Street 775-237-5774

worsHiP Catholic Church 70 N. O’Neill Avenue 775-318-0065

Reds Repair Limited 585 El Cajon 775-293-2815

motELs / VacatioN rENtaLs / rV Ruby Hill Motel 380 N. Main Street 775-237-5339

Diamond Valley Baptist Church 711 11th Street 775-237-5726

Silver Sky Lodge RV Park Highway 50 #1 South 775-318-0392 SureStay by Best Western Book the Jackson House Hotel through Sure Stay 251 N. Main Street 775-237-5247 Sundown Lodge 60 N. Main Street 775-237-5334 e Colonnade, Stone Church Lodge e Doll House www.airbnb.com e Eureka Inn 90 N. Main Street 775-237-5334 musEums / tours / iNFo Eureka County Opera House 31 S. Main Street 775-237-6006 Eureka County Sentinel Museum 10 N. Munroe Street 775-237-5010 Main Street Director Kristan Umina 775-230-1784 sPortiNg FaciLitiEs Eureka County Fair Board 775-232-3293 Eureka County Fairgrounds Camping and stalls 775-237-5372

Rodan+Fields Skin Care Kathy’s High Desert Skin Care 530-640-1175

Diamond Valley Mennonite Church 775-293-2703 Eureka Community Church 775-318-1121

crEscENt VaLLEy sHEriFF Sub Station: 775-468-0589 Justice Court: 775-237-5540

e Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 775-237-5535 EurEka & diamoNd VaLLEy 4 J Fabrication 171 SR 278 775-340-8394 Avon Robin Blanco 775-340-0634

Crescent Valley Advisory Board 5045 Tenbo Avenue 775-468-0326

Crescent Valley Library Town Center, Suite 103 5045 Tenabo Avenue 775-468-0250

Balance Beam Healing Energetic Healing Services Josie Hoekenga 775-318-0138

Crescent Valley Medical Center 5043 Tenabo Avenue 775-468-0250

Beauty Counter Skin Care Kristy Miller 775-318-0638 Etsy Store Natural Soaps & Baked Goods Kerri Peachy 775-388-7868

JRC Repair James Clark 804 11th Street 775-389-9502

crEscENt VaLLEy Cortez General Store 3042 Crescent Avenue 775-468-3575

Crescent Valley Elementary School 775-468-0213

Allison’s Pantry Melissa Fitzwater 435-619-6512

Eureka High School Rodeo Rose Buchanan 775-777-5690

Silver State Repair LLC 161 SR 278 775-237-5538

Phoenix Rises Restaurant 3089 Crescent Avenue 775-232-0632 Fannie Komp Senior Center 728 7th Street 775-468-0466 Phoenix Rises Grocery Store 3093 Crescent Avenue 775-232-0632 Truckin Water Inc. 775-468-0638

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EUREKA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

a rich sense of tradition With a rich sense of tradition, we take pride in being one of the top ranked school districts in Nevada. With high student achievement and exceptional opportunities for students, our employees are committed to making a difference in children’s lives.

Eureka is located on Highway 50 in central Nevada in the county of Eureka. It provides fresh high desert air and stunning mountain views. e Eureka County School District Board, teachers, administrators and staff believe that every student can learn and achieve.

Our goals are to provide rigorous instruction, guidance, and assistance toward acquiring skills in academic, occupational, and social areas. We feel these skills are essential for choosing success and making positive contributions to society.

Eureka County Schools offer a variety of classes, extra-curricular activities, and community sponsored events for students.

Our student population is around 290 students K-12, which provides small class sizes for rich, hands-on instruction.

Eureka County High School, 1 Vandal Way, Eureka, NV 89316

Eureka Vandal Athletic Center. A new 42,000 SF facility, gymnasium and recreation.

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HigH ScHooL g , Boys Goat Tyin phy Frank Buchanan Diver Photogra Ab n, an um ns Ba Photo credit: Ha

Catch all of the action in August!

To learn more visit: facebook.com/EurekaRodeoClub

Henry Buchanan, Nevada Junior High Rodeo, Chute Doggin’ Photo credit: Rose Buchanan

Jayden Buchanan, Barrel Racing Photo credit: Hans Baumann, AbDiver Photography Scarlett Buchanan, Gir ls’ Breakaway Roping Photo credit: Hans Ba umann, AbDiver Photog raphy

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in Mining Eureka was discovered in September of 1864 by silver prospectors, WR Tannehill, GT Tannehill, JW Smith and Moses Wilson from nearby Austin. ey were not disappointed as they found rock containing a silver-lead ore in New York Canyon, near the present site of Eureka.

In the 1880s 50 mines produced gold, silver, lead and zinc for the 17 smelters that had processed up to 700 tons per day.

Eureka, Nevada was the nation’s first important silver-lead district, and was Nevada’s second richest mineral producer during the 1800s.

Historic Eureka, 1880s

From 1864 to present day, Eureka, Nevada still has active mining. Companies continue to explore and process gold, silver, vanadium, and other precious minerals. ese mining companies not only contribute greatly to Eureka’s economy, they generously donate to our community organizations and events.

I-80 Gold Corp., Ruby Hill Mine

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MINING COMPANIES IN EUREkA COUNTy: calibre mining corp cortez i-80 gold corp kinross mcEwen mining Nevada gold mining Nevada Vanadium Northpeak

Rogue Wheat Paste art installation, Deon and Trish Reynolds

I-80 Gold Corp., Ruby Hill Mine

Richmond Consolidated Mine

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To our Eureka Partners Making a Difference Proud Member of White Pine county chamber of commerce

ka County Star The Eure EST 1873

DIAMOND VALLEY, PINE VALLEY, EUREKA, CRESCENT VALLEY, BEOWAWE

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10 N. Monroe Street, Eureka, Nevada

10 S. Main Street, Eureka, Nevada

11 N. Main Street, Eureka, Nevada

30 Tannehill Road at Hwy 50, Eureka, Nevada 31 S. Main Street, Eureka, Nevada

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