Spring Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in central Elko County, in northeastern Nevada in the western United States. It mainly serves as a bedroom community for the businesses and industries in and around the nearby city of Elko. It is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 12,361 at the 2010 census.
Spring Creek is located in a large valley between the Elko Hills to the northwest, and the Ruby Mountains to the southeast. To the southwest is Huntington Valley and the South Fork of the Humboldt River, while to the north is the main branch of the Humboldt. The city of Elko is approximately 6 miles (10 km) to the northwest, while Lamoille is just to the east. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 58.7 square miles (152.0 km²).
The community was developed in the 1970s by Robert P. McCulloch as three large housing sections. The western section, at the base of the Elko Hills, is located near the post office (zip 89815), a shopping center, and a supermarket. About 1 mile to the east is the main school campus for grades 1-12. The central section of the community, another mile to the east, includes a park and lake ('The Marina'), and an 18-hole golf course and clubhouse. Nearby are an outdoor sports complex and a second elementary school. The southern section of the community surrounds an indoor sports arena ('The Horse Palace'), and is adjacent to the Ruby Mountains and a community-owned campground. All three sections are connected by the 4-lane Lamoille Highway, which also crosses 5765-foot (1757 m) Lamoille Summit to connect with Elko.
Nearest city | Las Vegas, Nevada |
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NRHP reference No. | 79001461 |
No. | 86 |
Added to NRHP | April 20, 1979 |
Tule Springs Archaeological Site is an archeological site listed on the National Register of Historic Places that is located in the Las Vegas Valley of Nevada, United States. It is one of a few sites in the United States where humans were once thought to have lived alongside, and potentially hunted, extinct Ice Age megafauna,[1] although this view is not supported by the available scientific data and is no longer generally accepted.[2][3][4]
Summary: Tamara Bawcom's birthday is and is 70 years old. Spring Creek, NV, is where Tamara Bawcom lives today. Tamara also answers to Tamara Kay Bawcom, Tammy K Bawcom, Tammy R Bawcom, Tamara H Bawcom and Tamera K Bawcom, and perhaps a couple of other names.
The archeological site is marked as Nevada Historical Marker 86[5] and is located within the Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs which is operated by the City of Las Vegas.
In 1933, the Tule Springs Expedition, led by Fenley Hunter, was the first major effort to explore the archaeological importance of the area surrounding Tule Springs. Hunter and his team identified an unworked obsidian flake in apparent association with extinct Pleistocene faunal remains at Tule Springs[6]
The Nevada State Museum explored the springs area in 1962 and 1963 confirming that the area was home to Ice Age species as well as early North AmericanPaleo-Indian peoples. Richard Shutler directed the project, and Vance Haynes studied the sedimentary layers, using radiocarbon dating to determine their ages.[7] Animals discovered include ground sloths, mammoths, prehistoric horses, American camels and the first giant condors found in Nevada.[1]
The springs site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 1979.[8]
Coordinates: 36°19′20.84″N115°16′9.6″W / 36.3224556°N 115.269333°W
Preceded by Sutro | Nevada Historical Markers 86 | Succeeded by Savage Mansion |