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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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    • L.L. Loud and the Beginning of Nevada Archaeology
      Llewellyn Lemont Loud, known professionally as L. L. Loud, was born in Maine in 1879. After graduating from high school in 1901...
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    • Kirk Robertson
      Kirk Robertson is a poet, essayist, publisher, editor, and artist. Robertson was born in 1946 in Los Angeles and moved around...
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    • Kirk Kerkorian and the Modern Megaresort Boom
      In 1993, Kirk Kerkorian opened his second MGM Grand, about a mile south of Bally's-Las Vegas on the Strip at Tropicana...
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    • Kirk Kerkorian and the First MGM Grand Hotel
      The great casino boom on the Strip that had begun in late 1946 with the Flamingo Hotel had come virtually to a halt after...
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    • Kirk Kerkorian
      Kirk Kerkorian probably has done more while receiving less attention than anyone else in Las Vegas history, partly because he...
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    • Kimberly
      The town of Kimberly was established in 1903 for the purpose of mining plentiful copper in central White Pine County. It was...
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