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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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    • Jacob Davis and the Copper-riveted Jeans
      Although the Levi Strauss name is indelibly associated with copper-riveted jeans, it was Jacob W. Davis who first fabricated...
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    • Jackpot
      The town of Jackpot, which sits on Nevada's northeastern border, began to emerge after Idaho outlawed slot machines in 1953...
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    • J. David Hoggard, Sr.
      J. David Hoggard, Sr. fell in love with Las Vegas during a short stint at Nellis Air Force Base (formerly known as the Las...
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    • Italianate Style Architecture in Nevada
      The Italianate style drew its inspiration from informal Italian villas. It began in England as part of the Picturesque movement...
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    • Italian and Swiss Immigrants: Nineteenth-Century
      The 1860 federal census reveals thirteen Italians and three Swiss Italians in the part of Utah Territory that would become...
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    • Islam in Nevada
      In the mid-twentieth century, the number of identifiable Muslims in Nevada was limited to a few professionals in the north and...
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