Historical Archaeology in the Cortez Mining District represents a unique collaboration between Historic Insight, Summit Envirosolutions, Barrick Gold Corporation, and the University of Nevada Press. The book, published in 2016, is written to share … [Read more]
Fort Ruby
Fort Ruby Project This project consists of 11 interpretive panels distributed along a walking trail at the Fort Ruby Historical Site. The panels present the history of Fort Ruby, the details uncovered by several years of PIT archaeological … [Read more]
Foot Path to Four-Lane
Foot Path to Four-Lane Project Foot Path to Four-Lane is a 71-page, spiral-bound guidebook to historic transportation on the southeast shore of Lake Tahoe, Nevada. It was produced on behalf of the Nevada Department of Transportation, as cultural … [Read more]
Archaeology at Half Way House
Archaeology at Half Way House is about the way station on the busy 1860s toll road from Carson City to the booming Comstock Mining District. Freight wagons, stagecoaches, and horseback riders all paused at Half Way House to pay their toll, or stayed … [Read more]
Lower Salmon Falls
Lower Salmon Falls Project The Lower Salmon Falls project included three interpretive panels produced under contract with Idaho Power Company. They are located near Lower Salmon Falls Dam, on the Snake River in southern Idaho. The panels describe … [Read more]
Ruby Hill Mining District
Cabins in the Sky: The Ruby Hill Mining District An interpretive panel developed for the Ruby Hill Mining District, in the Schell Creek Range north of Ely, Nevada. Cabins in the Sky presents a summary of the 1870's history of the mining district, … [Read more]