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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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    • Ralph J. Roberts
      Ralph Roberts is best known as the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologist who performed extensive regional geologic mapping in...
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    • Ragtown/Leeteville
      Along U.S. Highway 50 west of Fallon, a historical marker designates the site of old Ragtown/Leeteville. Although neither...
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    • Pyramid Lake War
      The Pyramid Lake War of 1860 was the single greatest confrontation between American Indians and whites in Nevada's history...
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    • Pygmy Rabbits
      Pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) are the smallest members of the rabbit family in North America and are found in the...
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    • Purple Sage
      Found in many of the Western state deserts, the purple sage grows well throughout the Great Basin, particularly in Southern...
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    • Pueblo Grande de Nevada: Lost City
      Beginning about 300 BC, a native culture developed and flourished for over 1000 years in the Moapa Valley of Southern Nevada....
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