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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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    • Episcopal Church in Nevada
      Introduction The Church of England separated from the Roman Catholic Church in 1534 and retained an episcopal polity (...
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    • English Immigrants
      English immigrants, particularly men, came to Nevada in large numbers during the nineteenth century and frequently occupied...
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    • Empire, San Emidio Desert Geothermal Field
      The San Emidio Desert is an area of major displacement of a fault southwest of Gerlach, Nevada. Geothermal potential in the San...
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    • Emilie Wanderer
      Emilie Wanderer was the first female attorney to open her own practice in Las Vegas. Despite threats, she represented the...
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    • Elwood Decker
      Elwood Decker (1903-1992) arrived at Fort Churchill sixty-six years after it had been abandoned and all of its salvageable...
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    • Elvis Impersonators
      Elvis Presley left the building more than thirty years ago, dying of heart problems linked to his massive intake of...
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