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Empire and the Carson River mills

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195: 33: 184:" (alternatively, the "Empire City Massacre Hoax") about a man who purportedly killed his wife and nine children. The hoax article stated that the alleged perpetrator lived in the "great pine forest which lies between Empire City and Dutch Nick's." At the time, there was no pine forest within 15 miles of Empire City. In addition, Empire City and Dutch Nicks referred to the same location. 40: 428: 433: 162:. The station was known as Dutch Nicks Station or Nicks Station. In May 1860, the town was laid out by Eugene Angel and others, who named it Empire City. 61: 32: 423: 262: 173:. One estimate had the total number of mills operating as 186, with names like "Brunswick," "Merrimac," "Santiago," "Vivian," and "Yellow Jacket." 413: 253: 438: 279: 321: 258: 218: 344: 313: 418: 188: 106: 194: 248: 397: 307: 208: 378: 181: 317: 214: 147: 407: 170: 165:"The Mexican" was the first of the mills and was established in 1860 to process the 222: 159: 143: 135: 177: 76: 63: 351: 139: 193: 166: 146:
near Empire, now part of Carson City (not to be confused with
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In the 1850s, Nicholas Ambrose opened up a station along the
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Location of Empire and the Carson River mills in Nevada
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Empire and the Carson River mills is located in Nevada
39°11′06″N 119°42′48″W / 39.18500°N 119.71333°W / 39.18500; -119.71333
Nevada Historical Marker
Carson City
Nevada
Carson River
Empire
Carson River
ore
Comstock Lode
Mark Twain
A Bloody Massacre near Carson
Nevada Historical Marker

Anne Henrietta Martin
Edwin E. Roberts
United States representative
Reno



"Empire"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior


"Nevada Historical Markers"

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