Aurora, Esmeralda County, Nevada collection 1852-1927

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Aurora, Esmeralda County, Nevada collection 1852-1927

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.aurora

The records document the first decade of Aurora's existence. The collection contains tax receipts for local businesses and citizens, trader's licenses, abstracts of mine titles, stock documents, and papers of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Esmeralda Lodge No. 6. A few records relate to the Kimbal & Canfield company's business in El Dorado County.

Total Boxes: 1; Linear Feet: 0.25

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6348874

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Kimball & Canfield.

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Aurora (Nev.)

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Aurora, Esmeralda County, Nevada, grew up around the quartz discovery at Esmeralda Hill in 1860. The area was first incorporated by California in 1861 as part of Mono County, but later was recognized as part of Nevada Territory. Aurora was the first mining and population center for Esmeralda County and the town had served as county seat since 1861. From the description of Aurora, Esmeralda County, Nevada collection, 1852-1927. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702132122 ...

Feast, W. J.

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Canfield, J. G.

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Kimball, O. F.

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Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Esmeralda Lodge No. 6 (Aurora, Nev.)

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Aurora (Nev.)

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Gold and silver were discovered on Esmeralda Hill, Nevada in 1860 by prospectors from California who found evidence of precious metals in exposed quartz veins. A mining district was established that fall, and in the following year California incorporated the district as Mono County with Aurora as its seat. In 1861 the territory of Nevada, which included the Aurora region, was established. Although the territorial government formally created Esmeralda County, Nevada did not take over...

Canfield, J. G.

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Kimball & Canfield.

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Sierra Madre Mining Company.

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Kimball, O.

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Feast, William.

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