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Junction House Historical Markers, Reno, Nevada
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Junction House, later called Andersons, was a station for toll roads of the 1860s including the turnpike to Washoe City, the Myron Lake Road to Oregon, the Geiger Road to Virginia City and the important Henness Pass route to California. The earliest emigrants from the east crossed through Truckee Meadows at this point, and by 1853, the intersection was known as Junction House, was the first permanent settlement in this valley and a stopping place for thousands.
This historical marker is located directly adjacent to the Atlantis Hotel & Casino in Reno, Nevada.
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