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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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    • Lander County Courthouse
      Created in 1862, Lander County built courthouses in three different towns due to subsequent shifts in county seat location. The...
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    • Lambert Molinelli
      Lambert Molinelli is the author of the only early published book on Eureka, Nevada. He was born in Italy in 1853. In the early...
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    • Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival
      The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival brings the Bard's words and ideas to life against the backdrop of Lake Tahoe's...
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    • Lake Mansion, Reno
      Reno's Lake Mansion was completed in 1877 for one of the area's prominent families. It was later owned by Reno founder...
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    • Lahontan Dam
      Lahontan Dam and Reservoir stores the natural flow of the Carson River and additional waters diverted from the Truckee River...
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    • Lahontan City
      Lahontan City thrived from 1911 to 1915 during the construction of Lahontan Dam. Built to house and accommodate the federally...
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