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News from bygone days documents county’s history

March 1, 2021 by Collin Anderson

With the advent of the internet, it’s easy to forget that up until relatively recently, most information had to be written down and distributed … [Read more...] about News from bygone days documents county’s history

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Lincoln County History

A little girl’s Christmas doll

December 25, 2020 by Lincoln County Central

Christmas Day 1906 in Alamo. A six-year old girl awoke to find that Santa Claus had made a stop to her house overnight and was very generous. She got … [Read more...] about A little girl’s Christmas doll

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: History, Lincoln County History

A Veteran’s Day story

November 15, 2020 by Dave Maxwell

Former Lincoln County District Attorney, the late Roscoe Wilkes of Pioche, was a World War II veteran. Many Lincoln County men, and some women, have … [Read more...] about A Veteran’s Day story

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Judge Roscoe Wilkes, Lincoln County History

Robbery in Delamar

August 12, 2017 by Dave Maxwell

The mining town of Delamar in Lincoln County was still riding the gold boom in 1906, although it was to run out soon. Something that never goes out of … [Read more...] about Robbery in Delamar

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Delamar, Lincoln County History

Horse thieves in the 1800s

April 18, 2016 by Dave Maxwell

There is a place in Lincoln County,?northeast of Pioche about 19 miles,?on State Route 322, named Horsethief?Gulch. It?s the campground at … [Read more...] about Horse thieves in the 1800s

Filed Under: Features, History Tagged With: Lincoln County History

Winter sledding in Pioche

April 10, 2016 by Dave Maxwell

Winter sledding has been popular for?a long time, even back into ancient times?in some climates with snowy weather,?and back in the early days of the … [Read more...] about Winter sledding in Pioche

Filed Under: Features, History Tagged With: Lincoln County History

Cornstarch and whiskey

April 6, 2016 by Dave Maxwell

Many hard rock miners came to the?town of Delamar in the mountains ofeastern Lincoln Country in the late?1890?s. Ed Dula was one of those. He and?his … [Read more...] about Cornstarch and whiskey

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Lincoln County History

Outlaws captured in Panaca

March 30, 2016 by Dave Maxwell

Henry Lee, an early Panaca pioneer,?tells of a story when he was involved in?rounding up some suspected burglars?who had come up from the Moapa Valley … [Read more...] about Outlaws captured in Panaca

Filed Under: History, News Tagged With: Lincoln County History

Lincoln County History: Watered Milk

August 21, 2015 by Dave Maxwell

By the late 1870s the rough and tumble mining town of Pioche had emerged as a city of considerable importance because of it?s population of around … [Read more...] about Lincoln County History: Watered Milk

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