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Photo: Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Lovelock Cave (NV-Ch-18) is an archaeological site located near Lovelock in rural Churchill County, Nevada, United States. It has previously been known as Sunset Guano Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Loud Site 18. The cave is about 150 feet (46 m) long and 35 feet (11 m) wide. Lovelock Cave is one of the most important classic sites of the Great Basin region because the conditions of the cave are conducive to the preservation of organic and inorganic material. The cave was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 24, 1984. It was the first major cave in the Great Basin to be excavated, and the Lovelock Cave people are part of the University of California Archaeological Community's Lovelock Cave Station.
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A Classical Revival building built in 1920-21.
Built out of a restored house constructed in 1874, the Marzen House Museum is dedicated to the local history of Lovelock and the surrounding area. Exhibits include everything from antique mining equipment used by the early residents of modern Lovelock to ancient artifacts from the first Native American tribes to explore what is now Pershing County. Includes a gift shop.
The C Punch Inn has a small casino with slots, video poker, and Wheel of Fortune machines. No mention of table games though.
A more or less ghost town (though it has a few inhabitants) where Mark Twain spent some time. The historic encampment is comprised of cabins and shanties (including supposedly Twain's) that line the road for a ways, just below the lofty heights of Star Peak. Road beyond I-80 is improved dirt/gravel at times and remote so prepare adequately.