Eureka Historic District
An Oasis on the Loneliest Road in America
Description
Back in 1986, Life Magazine proclaimed US 50 to be the "Loneliest Road in America" and recommended that no one travel it. The reports said there is no one on the road and there is nothing to see. Even AAA told members to avoid the highway.Residents of Ely, Eureka, Fernly, Austin, Dayton, and Fallon took issue with that, and the Nevada Tourism people seized a golden opportunity to capitalize on what was supposed to have been a negative report.
If you're heading to Nevada, contact the Nevada Tourism Board and they will provide you with a Loneliest Road in America Survival Kit. In it, you will receive a post card, which you will have stamped at each location along the roadway. When you've completed your trek across Nevada, mail the card (postage free) and they will send you a kit that proclaims you survived. It includes a hat pin, a bumper sticker and a certificate that certifies that you, indeed, survived the "Loneliest Road in America."
By the way, I tried several times to get a photo of nothing but a long ribbon of highway disappearing into the horizon - but it was tough to get the shot because there was too much traffic!
Be sure to stop in Eureka (you better stop for gas, trust me on this one) and visit with the friendly folks who live there. Be sure to see the museum, in the old print shop, that looks like the newspaper publisher just walked out one day and never came back.
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1973
- Reference number
- 73001078
- Architectural styles
- Victorian; Victorian: Renaissance
- Areas of significance
- Industry; Commerce; Invention
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event
- Property type
- District
- Historic functions
- Courthouse; Single dwelling; Extractive facility
- Current functions
- Single dwelling; Courthouse
- Period of significance
- 1850-1874
- Significant year
- 1869
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 18
Contributing sites: 19
Update Log
- September 12, 2016: Updated by Bill Eichelberger: Corrected mapping
- September 12, 2016: New Street View added by Bill Eichelberger
- September 2, 2012: Updated by J.R. Manning: Added description, added photos and added Lincoln Highway tags.
- September 2, 2012: New photos from J.R. Manning
Sources
- J.R. Manning - Lugnuts969 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Bill Eichelberger - wallyum [at] hotmail [dot] com
- National Register database - Reference number 73001078 (Search for documents)
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