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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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    • Reno
      When the first Euro-Americans passed through in the 1840s, Washoe and Paiute peoples inhabited the land along the Truckee River...
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    • Referendum
      During America's "Progressive Era" (1890s through 1920s, ) populists in Nevada adopted several major political...
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    • Red Rooster
      The Red Rooster was one of the most famous nightclubs in Las Vegas from the early 1930s to the early 1950s on present-day Las...
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    • Recall Elections
      Introduction: The right to recall a public officer was added to the Nevada Constitution in 1912. By circulating a petition and...
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    • Raymond I. (Pappy) Smith and Harold Smith Sr.
      Raymond I. "Pappy" Smith, one of the foremost pioneers of Nevada gaming, and his son Harold Smith Sr. were the two...
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    • Rathole Mining
      Rathole, or coyote hole, mining refers to inexpensive excavations that were technologically simpler than their larger...
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