Eureka History

Eureka’s First Jail

February 6, 2020 by Dave Maxwell Leave a Comment

Weather historians in Nevada note the winter of 1869 was particularly hard. Bitter cold and snows held all of central Nevada in its grip. Since 1865, the bustling mining camp […]

Dial Phone System Begins in Eureka

December 12, 2019 by Dave Maxwell Leave a Comment

There was a time in Eureka County when rotary dial telephones did not exist. Push button phones didn’t exist either. Many of us have never known anything but push button […]

History: Early Life in Eureka County

September 14, 2017 by Dave Maxwell Leave a Comment

While the Civil War was raging back east, and only about a year after the decisive battle of Gettysburg, the Eureka Mining District was established in 1864. For a […]

Eureka County History: Murder in Cortez

August 31, 2017 by Dave Maxwell Leave a Comment

Once there was a mining town by the name of Cortez, very near the border between Eureka and Lander county. Historians say its long history began in 1862, while the […]