Silver Flag Alpha Range Survey, Nellis Air Force Base Including Research for the Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad

Part of the Nellis Air Force Base (DRAFT) project

Author(s): Holly Hughes

Year: 2010

Summary

Three research questions were addressed. Two were related to the historic events surrounding the LV&T Railroad, specifically with regards to the presence or absence of the Hell on Wheels phenomenon and the standardizations of sidings. The third research question was related to the prehistoric use of the area, addressing possible areas of agave or yucca stock processing.

Cite this Record

Silver Flag Alpha Range Survey, Nellis Air Force Base Including Research for the Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad. Holly Hughes. Plano, Texas: Geo-Marine, Inc. 2010 ( tDAR id: 455803) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8455803

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Keywords

Site Name
26CK164 • 26CK1649 • 26CK5602 • 26CK5715 • 26CK5716 • 26CK8514 • 26CK8515 • 26CK8516 • 26CK8518 • 26CK8519 • 26CK8758 • 26CK8759

Site Type
Artifact Scatter

Investigation Types
Historic Background Research • Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis • Systematic Survey

General
Silver Flag

Geographic Keywords
Black Hills QUAD 7.5' • Charleston Peak QUAD • Clark (County) • Corn Creek Springs QUAD 7.5' • Las Vegas, Nevada • Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada • Nevada (State / Territory) • Nye (County) • United States of America (Country)

Temporal Keywords
Archaic Period • Ceramic Period • Paleo-Archaic Period • Terminal Late Archaic

Spatial Coverage

min long: -117.728; min lat: 36.054 ; max long: -114.082; max lat: 38.36 ;

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