SHM #123 - CRADLEBAUGH BRIDGE
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cache
by CeeBeeNV
Hidden:
1/5/2009
Size:
 (Micro)
Difficulty: 
Terrain: 
(1 is easiest, 5 is hardest)
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Quick & Easy drive up cache. Please only search on the sign.
This cache is more about the Nevada History than the search. These
are also great for children; have them do the reading, as I do with
mine …. It helps! Happy Hunting!
CRADLEBAUGH BRIDGE
The remains of Cradlebaugh Bridge, built in 1861 by William
Cradlebaugh, stand .25 mile westward. That bridge shortened the
distance from Carson City to Aurora in the then booming Esmeralda
Mining District.
There were two routes from Carson City south to the bridge where
they joined, crossed the river and headed into the desert. One
followed the west side of the Carson River; the foothill alternate
went via Jacks Valley and the old John James Ranch, then around the
hill to the bridge. Five miles south of Cradlebaugh Bridge the road
passed Desert Station, a lively hostelry, and beyond, the Twelve
Mile House en route to Esmeralda.
The Historic Marker Program was initiated by the Nevada State
Legislature in 1967 to bring the State's heritage to the public's
attention with on-site markers. There are now 266 historical
markers in Nevada commemorating sites and buildings such as Las
Vegas Mormon fort, Stokes Castle in Austin, the Pony Express
Station in Elko, and the first airplane flight in Nevada at Carson
City. The Historic Marker Program is a cooperative effort involving
the Department of Cultural Affairs, State Historic Preservation
Office, which administers the Program, the State Historical Society
which reviews proposed marker texts, and the Nevada Department of
Transportation which assists in installing and funding the
markers.
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