James Wild Horse Trap
United States historic place
James Wild Horse Trap | |
38°46′21″N 116°21′28″W / 38.77250°N 116.35778°W / 38.77250; -116.35778 | |
| Area | 40 acres (16 ha) |
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| NRHP reference No. | 74001148[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 19, 1974 |
The James Wild Horse Trap in Nye County, Nevada, near Fish Springs, is a historic site that is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It was the location of a corral and fences used to capture wild horses, built out of dead Juniper trees. It is as described in a book by Will James, Sand, or Lone Cowboy, published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1930.[2]
It is significant, according to its 1973 NRHP nomination, "because of its obvious visual education ability. The current interest in wild horse protection and management increases the interest to the public to see what was used when running, killing and harassing wild horses was a common accepted practice. This is a visual evidence of a change in human/social values."[2]: 3
A 40-acre (16 ha) area including the wing fences and corral was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Donald W.Jarvis (December 30, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: James Wild Horse Trap". National Park Service. and accompanying three photos from 1973
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National Register of Historic Places in Nye County, Nevada
- Arthur Raycraft House
- Bass Building
- Belmont
- Berlin Historic District
- Board and Batten Cottage
- Board and Batten Miners Cabin
- Brann Boardinghouse
- Brokers Exchange
- Cada C. Boak House
- Cal Shaw Adobe Duplex
- Cal Shaw Stone Row House
- Campbell and Kelly Building
- Charles Clinton Stone Row House
- Combellack Adobe Row House
- Dr. J.R. Masterson House
- E. E. Burdick House
- E. R. Shields House
- Frame Cottage
- Frank Golden Block
- Gatecliff Rockshelter
- George A. Bartlett House
- H.A. McKim Building
- Hugh H. Brown House
- Irving McDonald House
- James Wild Horse Trap
- Jim Butler Mining Company Stone Row Houses
- John Gregovich House
- Judge W.A. Sawle House
- Manhattan School
- Mizpah Hotel
- Nevada–California Power Company Substation and Auxiliary Power Building
- Nye County Courthouse
- Nye County Mercantile Company Building
- Samuel C. Dunham House
- Sedan Crater
- St. Marks P.E. Church
- State Bank and Trust Company
- Stone Jail Building and Row House
- Tonopah Liquor Company Building
- Tonopah Mining Company Cottage
- Tonopah Mining Company House
- Tonopah Public Library
- Tonopah Volunteer Firehouse and Gymnasium
- Tonopah Extension Mining Company Power Building
- Tybo Charcoal Kilns
- US Post Office–Tonopah Main
- Uri B. Curtis House
- Uri B. Curtis House–Tasker L. Oddie House
- Verdi Lumber Company Buildings
- Water Company of Tonopah Building
- Wieland Brewery Building
- William H. Berg House
- Zeb Kendall House
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Nevada
- Nevada State Historic Places by county
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