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Nevada Historical Marker 105 Golconda
Golconda is a one time Utah Territory mining town whose hot springs, a landmark on the
California Emigrant Trail, were of more enduring fame then its gold and silver boom.
In 1868 Golconda became an ore shipping station on the new Central Pacific Railroad.
Renewed activity in 1897 resulted in the narrow-gague Golconda and Adelaide Railroad to
the Adelaide mine. Golconda grew to 500 inhabitans by 1899, but the next year the mine
and mill closed and railroad service ceased.
The hot springs (97 to 150 degrees fahrenheit) flowed aout 100 gallson per minute. A rare
occurence of tungsten in the silica deposit of a fossil vent, one mile east, was once
mined. Active vents north of the railroad tracks were the site of a famous health resort
hotel which burned in 1961.
Location: Humbodt River Basin, Humboldt County, Nevada. Located on Interstate High 80 in
Golconds, Nevada.
Do a google search on "Golconda and Adelaide Railroad" and you will get quite a
few hits.
You could also try:
www.nevadaculture.org for information and it also lists census
information from 1860-1920.
Happy hunting, Arline in Reno