Townley, John M.
Biography
John M. Townley (1932-1994) was an engineer, author, and historian in Nevada.
John Mark Townley was born in Shawnee, Oklayhoma on August 18, 1932. He lived in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he worked as a project engineer for the Atomic Energy Commission from 1962 to 1972 and wrote a column for the Las Vegas Sun. He moved to Reno, Nevada in 1972 and became the director the Nevada Historical Society for eight years. He wrote a number of books, focusing on Nevada history. Townley passed away in Reno on September 18, 1994.
Citation:
His Conquered provinces, c1973.NUCMC data from Nevada Historical Society for His Papers, 1967-1974 ǂb (John M. Townley; historian; author; director, Nevada Historical Society, Reno, Nev.)
Milford Wilkinson letter and map, 1950ǂb (John M. Townley, Las Vegas, Nevada)
Historical archaeology, 1967 :ǂbvolume 1, page 20 (John M. Townley, Las Vegas, Nev., member of the Society for Historical Archaeology)
FamilySearch, via WWW, June 30,2023 (John Mark Townley Sr.; born 18 Aug 1932 Shawnee, Oklahoma; died 18 Sep 1994, Reno, Nevada; lived in Las Vegas before moving to Reno in 1972; wrote a column for the Las Vegas Sun; project engineer for the Atomic Energy Commission in Nevada 1962-1972; director of the Nevada Historical Society for 8 years)
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Milford Wilkinson letter and map
Photocopies of a printed map and a handwritten and signed letter (7 pages). The map also displays an "Outline of the Delamar Mining District" of Nevada which is a brief history of mining in the area. Wilkinson's letter is not dated but was addressed to John M. Townley of Las Vegas, Nevada. Wilkinson writes about the Jumbo Claim of the Delamar Mining Company located south of Pioche, Nevada. He tells about the use of cyanide and mercury in processing ore.