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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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    • Monarch Butterflies of Nevada
      Almost everyone knows the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus). The adults are large with wings colored a deep orange with...
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    • Minsky's Burlesque
      The Minsky family became synonymous with burlesque in the first decades of the twentieth century, operating several theaters in...
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    • Mining Technology in the Nineteenth Century
      Mining technology consists of the tools, methods, and knowledge used to locate, extract, and process mineral and metal deposits...
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    • Minerva Pierce
      Minerva Lockwood Pierce was one of a coterie of Reno watercolorists who was motivated by California painter Lorenzo P. Latimer...
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    • Miners' Unions: A Comstock Case Study
      Conflict between western hardrock miners and management has its roots in the Comstock. In May 1863, Comstock miners initiated...
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    • Mineral County Courthouse
      Hawthorne has the only courthouse in Nevada to serve two counties. The state legislature created Mineral County in 1911, and...
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