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Nevada Historical Marker
     
 

Courthouse Site (1865-1907)

 
Nevada State Historical Marker
Lyon
 
NV, USA
 
 
      Dayton was the first seat of Lyon County. When the courthouse burned in 1907, the seat was moved to Yerington. Utilizing the ruins, the townspeople built a much-needed high school. Closed in 1959, it was reactivated as a junior high school in 1972.