Soldier Meadows

Soldier Meadows is a ranch 62 miles north of Gerlach. Soldier Meadows offers lodging.

See Also

• Mud Meadow
• Ralph Parman
• Wheeler Ranch

External Links

• Soldier Meadows Website
  • History

"In 1844 Captain John C. Fremont stayed at Soldier Meadows and enjoyed the hot springs and meadows. In 1865 Camp McGarry was established at Summit Lake, twelve miles from Soldier Meadows. It was a U.S. Army camp established with the mission to protect pioneers and freight trains from Indian attack. By then there were regular freight wagon trains traveling from the Sacramento Valley to Silver City, Idaho. There was a silver discovery in Idaho and supplies were sent from Chico and other California towns. Protection was needed along this stretch of the trail so the Army established a camp near Summit Lake (now the Summit Lake Indian Reservation). In the winter, they moved the Fort south to Soldier Meadows because it was quite a bit warmer with the lower elevation and warm water from the nearby hot springs. Several of the stone buildings and stables remain standing from the U.S. Army camp."

• Soldier Meadows Ranching History - timeline
• Bob Greschke's description of Soldier Meadows
• http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=278504
• http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/nevada/placesweprotect/soldier-meadows-conservation-project.xml
• The Nature Conservancy in Nevada - Soldier Meadows Conservation Project
• DACE, DESERT; DESERTFISH, SOLDIER MEADOWS;FISH, DESERT+ and SOLDIER MEADOWS
• Fick v. Parman, a 1955 court case between the then current owner of Soldier Meadows (C. W. Fick) and the Parmans, who owned the ranch in the 1920's. The case involved cattle in a snow storm.
• Nell Murbarger, " Navy Land Grab in Nevada's Black Rock Country," October 1956, Desert Magazine. Description of Soldier Meadows and the Ficks.