Lander County Historic Markers

Nevada State Historical Markers identify significant places of interest in Nevada’s history. The Nevada State Legislature started the program in 1967 to bring the state’s heritage to the public’s attention with on-site markers. Budget cuts the program became dormant in 2009.
Timothy H. O'Sullivan, Austin, Nevada, 1868, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment,

Austin Nevada – Lander County

Austin, Nevada, is a small unincorporated community in Lander County, often described as a "living ghost town" due to its well-preserved remnants of an early…
The Murphy Mine and Shaft House in Ophir Canyon, Nevada

Ophir Nevada

Ophir Nevada is a ghost town and Nevada State Historical Marker number sixty four and is located in Lander County, Nevada. Ophir Canyon in the…
Reuel Colt Gridley (January 23, 1829 – November 24, 1870)

Reul Colt Gridley

Reul Colt Gridley was a shop owner in Austin Nevada who gained national fame through an extraordinary act of philanthropy. Reuel Colt Gridley (January 23,…
Stokes Castle - Julie Nicoletta, "Stokes Castle", [Austin, Nevada], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/NV-01-CE10.

Stokes Castle

Stokes Castle is a point of interest and Nevada Start Historic Marker number fifty nine located in Lander County, Nevada. The granite rock tower is…