EUREKA'S SENTINEL
A MUSEUM OF THE HISTORICAL WEST
by Cynthia Delaney

In its heyday in the late 1800s, Eureka, Nevada was a hopping place. Both silver and lead were discovered here in the 1860s bringing hoards of hopeful miners. The town boomed to almost 9,000 people by 1880 - the growth was so quick that many
buildings were brought in from the nearby towns of Elko and Carlin. In its glory days, Eureka hosted an opera house, which is still present, several gaming
centers, a number of fine hotels,
16 smelters, and a newspaper.

Although the town has downsized to around 1,500 people, Eureka is still a great place to visit and has some of the best-preserved remains of its old mining glory. One of the best places to start a tour of Eureka is the Sentinel Museum which is housed in the old Sentinel Newspaper Building. The museum is located at 10 South Bateman Street, just a block off Main Street. The building was constructed of locally fired bricks and cost about $10,000 to build. It housed the Sentinel Newspaper from 1870 until 1960 when the business shut down...

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