Virginia & Truckee Railroad Right of Way

31 Wednesday May 2023

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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Right of Way

Soon after the Chinese laborers graded this section during the summer of 1871, track gangs commenced laying rail south, reaching Steamboat Springs by late October. To celebrate the occasion numerous residents rode an excursion train to Steamboat on November 7. Nine months later Superintendent Henry M. Yerington drove the last spike a mile west of Carson City on August 24, 1872, connecting Virginia City with Reno by rail. Although regularly scheduled passenger service didn’t begin until October 1, the first through train traversed the 52 mile route on September 1, 1872 – the last steamed by here on May 31, 1950.

This is Nevada State Historical Marker #248, located at the in Reno, Nevada. See others on this page:

Note, there are two markers numbered #248, the other is: Union Pacific Depot

This plaque had gone missing, photos of it can be seen at: https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=73947

Ulbrich House

30 Tuesday May 2023

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Ulbrich House: one-and-one-half story brick, single family residence with frame gables. Eclectic Victorian styling combines irregular massing of common Mormon vernacular forms with Victorian decorative features including a slanted bay window with bracketed cornice; segmentally-arched bays with labeled arches; lathe – turned mouldings and trim of Eastlake character, and ornamental doors, porches and shingled gable ends. Built c. 1895.

It is located in the Wasatch Academy Historic District at 170 West 300 South in Mt Pleasant, Utah.

Ericksen House

30 Tuesday May 2023

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Ericksen House: one story brick, single family residence. Modest Bungalow styling features, Prairie style element such as the hip roof, deep eaves and full width front porch. Other elements include a hip-roofed dormer, square porch columns and square window bays. Built c. 1915.

It is located in the Wasatch Academy Historic District at 140 West 300 South in Mt Pleasant, Utah.

Bank of American Fork

30 Tuesday May 2023

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Bank of American Fork

This building was constructed in 1905 on the northeast corner of the main intersection in the heart of American Fork’s commercial district to house a bank established by Gay Lombard in July of 1891. This, the Bank of American Fork was the town’s first full-service professional bank. It operated here until the mid-1930’s when it was taken over and dissolved by the consolidated holding company only only to be later re-established in another location. The building here has since served as a retail store and office building.

Neo-Classical in style, the construction is of iron oxide bricks with wood columns, ionic and composite capitals, arches with limestone keystones, entablature, sills, brackets and extensive ornamental pressed metal trim. The original Bank of American Fork building here has retained most of its original fabric and is significant example of historic commercial architecture. Its presence along Main Street recalls the economic vitality of the early twentieth century.

Located at 1 East Main Street in American Fork, Utah