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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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    • LDS Moapa Stake Office Building/Virmoa Maternity Hospital, Overton, Clark County
      Mormon settlers built the LDS Moapa Stake Office Building/Virmoa Maternity Hospital as a concrete symbol of the Church's...
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    • Laura Ethel Mills
      Educator Laura Ethel Mills left a lasting impression on those she taught, either in the classroom or on field trips to the...
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    • Wadsworth
      The Wadsworth area was important for settlers as early as 1841, but was not formally established until the railroad arrived....
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    • Last Frontier Hotel
      The Last Frontier Hotel is best known as the second resort built on the fledgling Las Vegas Strip, located along historic...
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    • Las Vegas' Block 16
      On May 15, 1905, the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake City Railroad auctioned off commercial and residential lots in the...
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    • Walter A. Van Voorhis
      Walter A. Van Voorhis came to the Fallon Paiute Reservation as government agent in January 1909, from Taholah, Washington,...
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