Nevada Historical Marker #167
Valmy. Overlooking the old California Emigrant Trail, Valmy was named after the Battle of Valmy, fought during the French Revolution in 1792. Established in 1910 by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, Valmy served during the steam era as a water and fuel stop for the railroad.Treaty Hill to the northwest marks a division point between the Northern Paiute lands to the west and Shoshone lands to the east. For generations the scene of battles over two springs. Treaty Hill marks the site where peace was wrought by compromise, when Native Americans peacefully divided springs and territory between the warring tribes.The first post office here was established as Stonehouse on November 26, 1890. The name was changed to Valmy March 24, 1915.
Marigold Mine Road, Valmy, NV, United States
Nevada Historical Marker #239
Stonehouse. Native Americans and passing emigrants once camped here and the stone house was erected in the 1860s by officials of the Overland Stage Company as a dining and overnight rest stop. The Central Pacific Railroad line passed through this section of Humboldt County in 1868, and the nearby springs provided water for engines. A small community flourished here for a number of years to serve the needs of railroaders and neighboring ranchers, and a post office operated here from November 1890 to March 1915.
Dwight D Eisenhower Highway, Valmy, NV, United States