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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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    • Camels
      In 1856, the U.S. Army experimented with the importation of Middle-Eastern Dromedary (one hump) camels. Lt. Edward F. Beale...
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    • California Gold Rush
      The 1848 discovery of gold in California transformed the West. Over one hundred thousand '49ers immigrated to the Pacific...
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    • Caliente
      The city of Caliente is located in Central Lincoln County on U.S. Highway 93, 150 miles north of Las Vegas. William A. Clark,...
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    • Cairn - A Sculpture by Celeste Roberge
      Just outside the entrance to Reno's Nevada Museum of Art stands Cairn, a kneeling man made of rocks. It was commissioned in...
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    • Caesars Palace
      Jay Sarno, owner of the Cabana Motel chain, stopped in Las Vegas in the early 1960s while on a trip to scout a new location for...
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    • C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation
      C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation (2000-present) is a popular CBS television show that started its series about forensic...
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