WANDERING "OLD TOWN", DAYTON, NEVADA
Dayton is at the end of the 26-mile desert at a bend in the Carson River. Immigrants stopping here for water would decide to follow the river South or continue West, giving this location its first name, Ponderer's Rest. In 1849, a gold nugget was discovered and by 1850, miners settled at the mouth of Gold Canyon or Canyon flat. Throughout the 1850s, Dayton served as the commercial hub for minors working the canyon. In 1857 many Chinese miners came to the area to avoid mining taxes directed at the Chinese in California. By 1860, the town was primarily occupied by Chinese and was called Chinatown. Soon people began to realize there was more profits in providing Milling, goods, and service to the miners. In 1861, the town officially adopted the name Dayton, after John Day, a local surveyor who was later elected Surveyor General of Nevada in 1868, 1870 and 1874. On November 29th, 1861, Dayton became county seat for Lyon County. In 1911, the county seat was shifted to Yerington Nevada. The town now remains a reminder of a time when Nevada's gold and silver strikes captured national attention. In 1961, Dayton won fame as a setting for John Huston's film, The Misfits, the last movie appearances of Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. Please check out my life vlogs Channel: Cindy Vlogs Please join me on Instagram at: Cindywvlogs If you would like to donate to further future explorations please go to: PayPal.Me/BurningSandsExplorat Our mailing address is: Burning Sands Exploration P. O. Box 553 Winnemucca, Nevada 89446 USA THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR WATCHING!!!
