Frank Bell
1840 – 1927
Early pioneer of both the telegraph and telephone. He was builder of the first telegraph lines across the Sierra’s from Placerville to Genoa then on to Virginia City. He also had the distinction of telegraphing Nevada’s Constitution to President Lincoln prior to Nevada becoming a state in 1864.
Frank Bell served as the sixth governor of Nevada from September – December 1890.
Julia C. Bulette Chapter 1864
E Clampus Vitus
June 18, 1988
Marker is on C Street (Nevada Route 341), on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
