Teel's Marsh is a

playa Playa (plural playas) may refer to: Landforms * Endorheic basin, also known as a sink, alkali flat or sabkha, a desert basin with no outlet which periodically fills with water to form a temporary lake * Dry lake, often called a ''playa'' in the so ...

in Nevada, United States. It was the site of

"Borax" Smith Francis Marion Smith (February 2, 1846 – August 27, 1931) (once known nationally and internationally as "Borax Smith" and "The Borax King" ) was an American miner, business magnate and civic builder in the Mojave Desert, the San Francisco ...

's first borax works at

Marietta, Nevada Marietta, Nevada, was a town in Mineral County, Nevada. It is now a ghost town. History The area was extensively prospected by the well-known prospector F.M. "Borax" Smith, and Teel's Marsh near Marietta is often credited with providing Smith hi ...

in 1872, and became the start of his operations that soon became the largest borax operation in the world.Hildebrand, GH. (1982) Borax Pioneer: Francis Marion Smith. San Diego: Howell-North Books. pp 18-21.

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{{reflist Landforms of Mineral County, Nevada