A bronze plaque was dedicated at Fort Churchill, site of the ruins of the U.S. Army Fort in Lyon County, on October 22, 1967. The State of Nevada took custody of 200 acres of the original military reservation on October 6, 1932. Nevada in turn deeded the land and buildings on April 30, 1934 to the Nevada Sagebrush DAR Chapter to hold in trust. On February 16, 1961, the title of Fort Churchill was reconveyed to the State of Nevada, that it might be official proclamation to be designated a st
At Veteran's Memorial Park you can rest from a long drive, have a picnic, or just enjoy the afternoon. Its located on US Highway 95 coming into Hawthorne.
Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park was first established in 1957 to protect and display North America's most abundant concentration and largest known Ichthyosaur fossils at the time. The park also preserves the turn-of-the-20th century mining town of Berlin as well as the Diana Mine. The Ichthyosaur fossil area is a Registered Natural Landmark and the historic townsite is on the National Register of Historic Places. These national designations speak to the unique value of the resources preserved here
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