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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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    • Henry Comstock
      By 1859, Henry T. "Pancake" Comstock accomplished little except that he was able to insinuate himself into one of the...
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    • Henry Bergstein, Father of Nevada Professional Medicine
      From his arrival in Pioche in 1872, Dr. Henry Bergstein played a pivotal role in the development of Nevada's medical...
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    • Helen Hortense Lee Deffebach
      While Lee Deffebach (1928-2005) is usually identified as a Utah artist, her ties to the former mining town, and now artist...
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    • Helen Herr
      Helen Kolb Herr made history as the first woman elected to the Nevada State Senate. She was also the second woman elected from...
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    • Hawthorne
      Hawthorne was established in 1881 as a freight depot and repair station for the Carson and Colorado Railroad, which was in the...
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    • Hattie Canty
      Hattie Canty rose from the ranks of Las Vegas' hotel maids to become president of the Las Vegas Culinary Worker's Union...
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