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Hiko

Lincoln County
  37.59682, -115.22404

"I almost forgot about Hiko! I actually found myself flipping a U-turn after continuing past Crystal Springs. Had I missed it, this trip would've been an instance of coulda, woulda, shoulda." -- Journal Entry, April 2009

Along SR 318 in Hiko, 5 miles north of Crystal Springs

Original Date Visited: 4/13/09

Signed: No

  • Marker 206 at Hiko
  • Marker 206 plaque
  • Find this one just north of Crystal Springs

Exact Description:
As early as 1865, a camp was established here and in the Spring of 1866, Colonel W.H. Raymond and others laid out the townsite. Hiko, situated in the Pahranagat range of mountains, is an Indian expression for "white man's town." Raymond, with Eastern capital, purchased the machinery for a five stamp mill and had it shipped via the Colorado River to Callville, then hauled by oxen the 140 miles to this site. In November, 1866, milling was begun on Pahranagat ores and soon after, Hiko became the first county seat of Lincoln County in March 1867. Raymond spent nearly $900,000 building roads, erecting dwellings, setting up the mill, prospecting and mining before the enterprise failed. The mill was moved to Bullionville in 1870 and consequently, Hiko declined in population and importance. The decline was accelerated after the removal of the county government to Pioche in February, 1871.

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CARSON VALLEY

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 [5] -- Pioche   [38] -- Pahranagat Valley   Nevada Towns: Callville 

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