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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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    • Edward Von Tobel Lumber Company
      The Edward Von Tobel Lumber Company opened for business in 1905 and remained in operation until 1976, the longest lasting...
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    • Eddie Brooks
      Saddlemaker Eddie Brooks is a transplanted Texan whose roots have grown deep into the buckaroo country around Elko. Brooks...
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    • Eben Rhodes
      The first man to hold the office of Nevada state treasurer may have been the most notorious. Accused of embezzling over $100,...
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    • Earthquakes in Dixie Valley
      East of Fallon, south of Highway 50, lies Fairview Peak where, at 3:08 a.m. on December 16, 1954, an earthquake measuring 7.3...
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    • Early Lumber Industry
      Wood was essential to development in the nineteenth-century Great Basin. Unfortunately, forests were scarce, particularly when...
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    • Dunes Hotel
      One of the venerated original properties associated with the Las Vegas Strip, the Dunes Hotel opened during a mid-1950s casino...
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