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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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    • Anasazi Rock Art
      Anasazi and other Native American groups in Nevada came over 8,000 years ago and created a lasting legacy in rock art images...
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    • Americans at the Birth of Nevada
      Historians of ethnicity and immigration often overlook those born in the United States, and yet these people have just as much...
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    • Yarrow
      Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is found throughout Nevada, and has a long history of food and medicinal uses. Old folk...
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    • Alpine, Churchill County
      On the eastern slopes of the Clan Alpine Mountains in Churchill County, mining began in earnest as early as 1864. The Clan...
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    • Yellow Jacket Disaster
      Gold Hill's Yellow Jacket Disaster was probably the worst mining accident in Nevada history. On the morning of April 7,...
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    • Alice Maud Hartley
      Alice Maud Hartley (1864-1908) is a tragic figure in the annals of Nevada art. She was born in England, and arrived in Reno in...
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