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Visit Shorty Harris & Penguin Memorial, Rhyolite, Nevada
Tribute to Shorty Harris by Fred Bervoets at the Goldwell Open Air Museum near Rhyolite Nevada.
Shorty Harris was a legendary prospector in the Mojave Desert and Death Valley, best known for sparking the 1904 Bullfrog gold rush near Rhyolite, Nevada. Though he had a talent for finding gold, he rarely profited, often selling claims too soon or spending the money on drink.
Small in size but big in personality, he was beloved for his humor, generosity, and rugged independence. He spent most of his life roaming the desert with his burro and died in 1934.
Honoring his wishes, he was buried in Death Valley with a simple epitaph:
“Here lies Shorty Harris, a single blanket jackass prospector.”
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