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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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    • Barbara Vucanovich
      Congresswoman Barbara Vucanovich was elected in 1982 to represent Nevada's Second Congressional District. She retired in...
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    • Bank Crowd
      "The Bank Crowd" refers to the group of entrepreneurs who dominated the economic life of the Comstock from 1867 to...
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    • Western Air Express
      The first and, for many years, the largest commercial airline to serve Las Vegas, Western Air Express was instrumental in...
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    • Bagpipes in Nevada
      In 1869, Journalist Alf Doten noted that Virginia City's annual celebration of Robert Burns, Scotland's Poet Laureate,...
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    • Western Folklife Center
      In 1980, the Utah Folklife Center, under the direction of Utah State Folk Arts Coordinator Hal Cannon, expanded its focus...
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    • White Pine County
      White Pine County embraces 8,877 square miles in eastern Nevada, in the White Pine Range adjacent to the Utah border. The state...
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