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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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    • Charles I. West
      Nothing better describes Dr. Charles I. West's influence on Nevada and myriad accomplishments than the first line of Hank...
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    • Charles F. Cutts
      Charles F. Cutts was a major force behind the Nevada Art Gallery. Born in Wakefield, New Hampshire in 1871, Cutts came to...
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    • Charles Evans
      Charles Evans rose fast in Nevada politics, and fell just as quickly. Born Charles Robley Evans in Breckenridge, Illinois on...
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    • Charcoal Burner's War of 1879
      In 1879, the so-called Charcoal Burners War pitted Italian charcoal burners against companies that bought and used the product...
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    • Central States, Southeast, Southwest Areas Pension Fund
      Once nicknamed "the mob's bank," the Teamsters Union's Central States, Southeast, Southwest Areas Pension...
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    • Cattail
      Cattails were important to Indians in Nevada, most especially the Paiute. Cattails exist in several species. However, the most...
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