Brushed metal plaque № 49025

Incline Village, NV, United States

The Great Incline Of The Sierra Nevada. Located on the mountain above are the remnants of the “Great Incline of the Sierra Nevada”. Completed in 1880, this 4,000 foot long lift was constructed by the Sierra Nevada Wood and Lumber Company. A unique steam-powered cable railway carried cordwood and lum

ber up 1,800 feet to a v flume which carried the lumber down to Washoe Valley where it was loaded on wagons for use in the mines of the Comstock.Driven by an engine on the summit, 8,000 continuous fee

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