Silver State in Winnemucca, Nevada

Monument to Kearsarge’s Namesake and War Vessel

Reports recount a granite monument for Commodore Winslow’s grave funded by his widow. The Kearsarge ship's name origin was traced to Mount Kearsarge, altering the monument plan after a four ton boulder was moved, with 159 oxen used to haul it, and locals learning the vessel’s name came from their nearby peak. A Milan visit by the German Emperor spurred a lawsuit over theatre boxes where locals kept keys, while an Old South Church doorway bears a warning of no admittance.