"(#78) Another unassuming plaque at another unassuming building in another unassuming location. I think Carson City is an unassuming little place!" -- June 2007

NW corner of N. Division and Spear Sts.

Original Date Visited: 6/5/07
Revisited: 11/18/21
Signed: No

Street View

Here's what you'll see!

The picturesque setting for Marker 78. Notice the historic Kit Carson blue-lined trail of Comstock-era historic mansions. The historic Orion Clemens Home

Exact Description:
Orion Clemens, secretary to Territorial Governor James W. Nye, lived in this house with his wife, "Mollie," from 1864 to 1866. His brother, Samuel, a reporter for the Territorial Enterprise, who later became famous as "Mark Twain", stayed here periodically in 1864.

The bucolic setting for Marker 77.

COVERED IN MY US 50 ROAD TRIP

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