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Nevadaville team, 1890–1900. The gold-mining town known as Nevadaville or Nevada City was founded south of Central City in 1859. Little remains of the town today. Pictured are: Chalmar Rutherford, I.D.W. (possibly W.D.) Stevens, William Simmons, William J. Richards, Charles Workmaster, William O. Jenkins, Fred S. Bolsinger, and John Chapple (mascot/batboy). Photo by A. M. Thomas. 98.76.2 According to the Silver Standard newspaper, more than 200 fans arrived by train in Silver Plume on their way to the Nevadaville vs. Silver Plume game held on September 30, 1889. By the first half of the eighth inning it was too dark to play, and umpires called the game with Silver Plume leading Nevadaville 16 to 14.