Artown Talks - on The Go! Nevada's First Mine, The Mormons’ Potosi Lead Mine
In May 1855, a group of Mormon missionaries left Salt Lake City to establish a Mission at Las Vegas in what was then the western New Mexico Territory. They arrived at the Las Vegas site in June and began to plant crops and build a “fort” for living quarters. Almost a year later, in April 1856, they discovered lead in the Spring Mountains northwest of the Mission and near Cottonwood Springs. Why was a productive mine abandoned?
Learn about this fascinating Nevada mine with guest speaker Joe Tingley, an NHS Docent. He worked as a research geologist at the Nevada Bureau of Mining and Geology until his retirement in 2004. Tingley authored several geologic guidebooks for NBMG.
We want to thank our Community Partner, Nevada Sunset Winery, for being our host location for our Artown - On The GO! series.
This venue has 50 seats available for this FREE Artown lecture series. Please arrive early to ensure yourself a seat for this sizzling series!
Parking is available at their location, nearby businesses, and available parking on the street.
