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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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    • Washoe County Courthouse
      Established in 1861, Washoe County's original seat of government was in Washoe City, the location of its first courthouse....
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    • Las Vegas Entertainment Headliners 1960s-1980s
      Las Vegas has earned its status as "Entertainment Capital of the World," thanks to big-name entertainers who have...
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    • Washoe Winter Village Archaeology
      Washoe Indian people regard Western Nevada along the central Sierra Nevada as an important part of their original homeland....
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    • Las Vegas Buffets
      Cheap food funded by casino revenues helped put Las Vegas on the culinary map as a locale where the cost of food was never a...
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    • Las Vegas Army Air Base
      Las Vegas has long used the warmth of its desert sun to entice residents and businesses. In January 1941, that climate and...
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    • Landmark Hotel
      The off-Strip Landmark Hotel began as an unfinished attraction for a shopping center and became the last of six casinos owned...
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