Old Mormon Station

The Old Mormon Station, located in Genoa. This trading post was the first permanent settlement in Nevada. The original building burned in 1910. A replica was built in 1947.

Date Uploaded: August 5, 2021

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Source Caption: Postcard photo of the Genoa Trading Post, Genoa, Nevada (undated).
Unknown photographer.
In June 1850, H.S. Beatie & fellow Mormons built a roofless log enclosure & corral as a trading post near a small stream. Emigrants could obtain clothing, tobacco, meat, canned goods, coffee, beans, sugar, flour, & bacon. The post was abandoned later that year.

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