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African Americans on the Comstock

African Americans came to the western Great Basin in the 1850s. Read more about this history.

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Reno

Reno has always been a town of contrasts. Find out more about its natural beauty, darkness and cosmopolitan edge.

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    • Charlotte Hunter Arley
      The year was 1947. Reno’s population was a mere 25,000, yet it boasted a total of 175 attorneys, many serving the wealthy...
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    • Sands Hotel Implosion
      Las Vegas has developed a reputation for imploding its past. Actually, the reputation is neither deserved nor unique. Other...
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    • Lake Mead
      Lake Mead, a man-made lake 25 miles southeast of Las Vegas and created by the completion of Hoover Dam in 1935, is the largest...
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    • Sven S. Liljeblad
      Sven S. Liljeblad (1899-2000) was a prominent folklorist, linguist, and anthropologist who participated in an important chapter...
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    • Lorenzo Latimer
      Lorenzo P. Latimer, a well-known Bay Area landscape painter, was a major influence on Northern Nevada artists, especially...
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    • Morelli House: A New Architecture For A New City
      Reprinted with permission from The Junior League of Las Vegas A NEW ARCHITECTURE FOR A NEW CITY In Las Vegas the past is often...
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