Sonoma (Lyon County) | We Visited: 5/15/2004 Our Dinner: Scrambled eggs, and sausages! |
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38° 26.21'N, 119° 6.30'W - THE ELBOW quad |
Directions: West on Highway US 50 for 27.9 miles to Silver Springs; South on US 95A for 30.8 miles; south on SR 339 for 12 miles; generally West on SR 208 for 10.1 miles; South on SR 338 for 28.3 miles; east on National Forest Development Road 028 to 4.3 miles. From Fallon: 106.6 miles |
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What Was Another mystery. I have no information about what Sonoma was, or why it was here. The only references I can find are for a site of a similar name in Humboldt County. Post Office: None Newspaper: None |
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What is You'd never know Sonoma was here unless you were looking for it- not much remains except for some flattened cans, crockery, and an small, sad abandoned cemetary. |
It's on this 1909 USGS map, so I'm goign to assume it
was an active camp at that time.
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All that remains now is cans, broken glass, and some
pattery.
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This forlorn graveyard with six graves lies on a small
knoll 3/4 miles to the east. Identification was apparently tied to the
rocks with wire,; it's now missing. Interestingly, there are many jars
and even some plastic flower stems left by fairly recent mourners.
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