Mormon Station State Historic Park | |
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Location | Genoa, Nevada, United States |
Coordinates | 39°00′16″N 119°50′43″W / 39.00444°N 119.84528°W [1] |
Area | 3.54 acres (1.43 ha) [2] |
Elevation | 4,783 ft (1,458 m) [1] |
Designation | Nevada state park |
Established | 1957 |
Administrator | Nevada Division of State Parks |
Website | Mormon Station State Historic Park |
Mormon Station State Historic Park is a state park in downtown Genoa, Nevada, interpreting the site of the first permanent nonnative settlement in Nevada. [3] Mormon Station was originally settled by Mormon pioneers and served as a respite for travelers on the Carson Route of the California Trail. The park features a replica of the 1851 trading post stockade (the original was destroyed by fire in 1910). [4] The replica trading post houses artifacts and exhibits about the station's history. [3]
In June 1910, a large fire swept through Genoa, destroying a number of structures, including what remained of the Mormon Station trading post. [5] Reconstruction of the trading post structures began in 1947 with $5,000 provided by the Nevada Legislature. Legislation in 1955 authorized the transfer of management of the property to the Division of State Parks, which took place in 1957. [6] The site is memorialized with a tablet erected by the Sons of Utah Pioneers in 1991 [7] and Nevada Historical Marker 12. [8]
The buildings destroyed and the estimates of loss are as follows...the old log cabin which was the first building built in the State of Nevada and whose value as a historical relic was priceless.