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There are three species of hares (genus Lepus) native to Nevada: the blacktail jackrabbit (Lepus californicus), the whitetail... -
Early hardrock miners in Nevada used a traditional technology derived from medieval Europe, Spanish Colonial America, and China... -
In 1859, noted eastern journalist Horace Greeley visited the region he promoted with the oft-quoted recommendation "Go... -
A mineral strike in January 1867 resulted in the "White Pine Excitement" and the founding of Treasure City (... -
By the mid-1950s, Warren "Doc" Bayley, a former travel writer and one-time farmer from Wisconsin, owned a small but... -
Gypsum Cave is a five-room limestone cave in Sunrise Mountain, approximately 12 miles east of Las Vegas. For a twelve-month...