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Nevada
Stillwater Overland station and county seat
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Indian Head cents, horseshoes, buttons, bottles.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
1862-1904 express station and county seat
Town that grew around an 1862 Overland Express station on Stillwater Slough, also listed as a Pony Express stop, and served as Churchill County seat from 1867 until the courthouse moved to Fallon in 1904. It was most prosperous in 1867 to 1868 and declined after losing the seat.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
marsh and slough edges
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