GC1NW9Q Clark County Centennial Texas Acres/Ok City (Traditional Cache) in Nevada, United States created by Clark County Parks

This cache has been archived.

Lord Stirling: Unfortunately there has been no response to my previous note therefore this is being archived. Should the owner choose to repair/replace the cache it can be unarchived as long as it still conforms to the guidelines.

Regards,
Lord Stirling

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A cache by Clark County Parks Message this owner

Hidden : 3/18/2009

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

You will need to park at the Railroad Pass and walk in. It is a short little hike.

Clark County, Nevada is celebrating their centennial birthday this year. As part of the celebration some Geocaches (ten all together) were placed at historic places in Clark County. We hope you appreciate learning about the great history of our great county. Please visit the special website for more information about yearlong events plus a list of all ten caches. (visit link)

Texas Acres/Oklahoma City depression-era camps/Alunite Mine @RR pass

Railroad Pass got its name from a proposed 1890s rail line to Searchlight which was never built. In the early Twentieth Century, the discovery of Alunite by Professor Hill led to the creation of a mining district, as alunite is a mineral often found with gold. Unfortunately gold was never found in sufficient amounts to be profitable.

During the 1930s, a casino, bars, and other sources of pleasure were developed near the current site of the Railroad Pass Casino. In addition, two shantytowns or Hoovervilles, known as Oklahoma City and Texas Acres grew up on the Vegas valley side of the pass, for people who came for the work available on the Hoover Dam project. Noted for their lawlessness, they were later disbanded by local authorities after the end of construction on the dam.

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