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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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    • Sarah Winnemucca's Life Among the Piutes
      In 1883 Sarah Winnemucca sat writing at a rapid pace in the Boston home of her friend and supporter, the New England reformer...
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    • Sarah Winnemucca
      Sarah Winnemucca (1844-91) was one of the most influential and charismatic American Indian women in American history. Born near...
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    • Sandy and Eilley Orrum Bowers
      Sandy and Eilley Orrum Bowers rose and fell with the fortunes of their Comstock mine, becoming the focus of one of early Nevada...
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    • Sands Hotel
      One of the most iconic of the hotel-casinos built on the Las Vegas Strip, the Sands hotel would literally put Las Vegas in the...
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    • San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad
      The San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad, the first direct route from Salt Lake City to Los Angeles when it was...
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    • Samuel Post Davis
      Samuel Post Davis was one of the most talented, versatile, popular, and politically active of the late nineteenth century group...
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