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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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    • The Misfits
      The story of The Misfits (1961) was conceived when playwright Arthur Miller waited out his own divorce in Nevada and was...
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    • The Godfather Movies
      The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather: Part II (1974) usually rank among the top five American movies ever made, which...
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    • Donner Party: List of Members
      (With ages, or approximate ages at the time of rescue or death, in parentheses, including how they died or escaped. S, survived...
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    • Census and Demography of Nevada
      The U. S. Constitution requires the federal government to conduct a census every ten years. Enumerators used hand-written pages...
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    • American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada
      The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada is one of the Silver State's most active and important non-governmental...
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    • Thalia Dondero
      Thalia Marie Sperry Dondero lived in Nevada since 1942. She was the first woman elected to the Clark County Commission in 1974...
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