Austin, NV, United States
Reuel Colt Gridley “Citizen Extraordinaire”. This simple stone structure, opened to the public in late 1863, was originally operated as a general merchandise store by the firm of Gridley, Hobart, and Jacobs. Gridley is best remembered for his 1864 wager that prompted the auctioning of a sack of flou
r for donations to the “Sanitary Fund,” the Civil War forerunner of the American Red Cross. The flour was sold again and again throughout Nevada and California, then taken east and eventually auctione
Listen to the audio guide for plaque № 48903 Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off