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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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    • Nevada's First Mining
      Nevada is known as a mining state due to its history of silver and gold mining, which began in the nineteenth century. However...
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    • Nevada's Award Winning Movies
      While both the Academy Awards and Golden Globes have favored many projects set in Nevada with prizes and nominations, the state...
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    • Nevada Women in Movies
      Movies will tell you that much of what women do in Nevada involves work and marriage, but with the state's unique twist....
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    • Nevada Wilson
      Nevada Wilson (1877-1961), a native of Elko, spent the first forty years of her life in Nevada, after which she settled in Los...
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    • Nevada Vegetation Overview
      Nevada's unique geography and rugged topography have given rise to a diversity of vegetation types. Great Basin vegetation...
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    • Nevada Travel Literature
      Nevada travel literature offers an outsider's perspective of the state's geography, environment, and culture. It is the...
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