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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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    • Responsibilities of the Nevada Legislature and Term Limits
      Generally, the Nevada Legislature, which meets every two years, enacts the laws of the state; specifies the tax rates levied on...
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    • Representation and Redistricting of the Nevada Legislature
      The Constitution of the State of Nevada requires the Nevada legislature to adjust the boundaries of the legislative districts...
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    • Rephotographic Survey Projects
      A rephotographic survey is an attempt by a documentary photographer/scholar to understand changes in the landscape by making a...
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    • Reno: Twentieth-Century Divorce Capital
      For more than half of the twentieth century, Reno was Nevada's sin city and the divorce capital of the world. Journalists...
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    • Reno's Italian Amerians
      For almost 150 years Reno, Nevada, has had an Italian American presence. In the late 1860s, Italian immigrants began migrating...
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    • Reno Jewry
      Reno's early Jewish community played an important role in the development of Northern Nevada's largest city, creating...
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