Eastern Mojave Vegetation Rhodes Salt Marsh, Mineral County, Nevada.
 
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Flat. Rhodes Salt Marsh, immediately south of Sodaville, was named after A. J. Rhodes. At one time it was known as Virginia Marsh, and it was from this marsh that salt was transported by camles to Virginia City in 1862 (Shamberger, 1978, p. 148).


Elevation: 4334ft, 1321m.

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Literature Referring To This Location:

  • Shamberger, Hugh A. 1978. Candelaria and Its Neighbors. Historic Mining Camps of Nevada. Carson City, Nevada: Nevada Historical Press, 1978. {TAS}
No collections made at this location.
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Date and time this article was prepared:7:39:32 PM, 12/9/2024.