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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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    • Mabel Hoggard
      Mabel Hoggard was the first black teacher employed by the Clark County School District. As a primary teacher, she taught at...
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    • Lyon County Courthouse
      Created in 1861, Lyon County established its first seat of government in the mining town of Dayton. The economic success of...
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    • Lyle Ball
      Lyle Ball (1909-1992) was one of the most prolific painters in the history of the visual arts in Nevada. Following his...
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    • Luxor Hotel
      The Luxor, an Egyptian pyramid-shaped hotel opened by William Bennett's Circus Circus Enterprises in 1993, was among the...
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    • Lutheranism in Nevada
      Lutheranism in America between 1840 and 1875 was divided into fifty-eight autonomous synods. Many were denominated by their...
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    • Lucius Morris Beebe and Charles Clegg
      Lucius Beebe and his lifelong companion, Charles Clegg, helped restore Virginia City, resuscitated the Territorial Enterprise,...
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