1814 NEVADA
1914
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Updated
July 12, 2008
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1814 |
50 YEARS
BEFORE NEVADA'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION |
1829 |
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Rafael Rivera, the first European visiting the Las Vegas
area in Clark County, Nevada. |
1844 |
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John C. Fremont arrived in the Las Vegas area in Clark County,
Nevada. |
1848 |
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February 2, Nevada became part of the Mexican cession. |
1849 |
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Mormon Station (present Genoa village), founded in Douglas County, Nevada. First permanent white settlement in Nevada. |
1850 |
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September 9, Nevada became part of Utah Territory. |
1851 |
- Eagle Station
trading post on the California Emigrant Trail (later Carson
City) settled in, Ormsby County(county dissolved in 1969),
Nevada.
- Genoa
settled by Colonel John Reese
- and known as Mormon Station - in Douglas County, Nevada.
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1852 |
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December 10, the Genoa Post office established in Genoa,
Douglas County, Nevada. |
1855 |
- Las Vegas Mormon Fort, built
by Mormon Colonists in Clark County. A Nevada state Historic
Park.
- Mormon Station named Genoa, in
Douglas County, Nevada.
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1858 |
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Abraham Curry bought Eagle Station (later Carson City) in
Nevada.
- Carson
City, founded as a community,
Nevada's State capital, named after frontiersman Christopher
'Kit' Carson. Coordinates 39°10'N-119°46'W. |
1859 |
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June, prospectors found a rich deposit of silver near Carson
City in Nevada. Named it Comstock Lode for Henry Comstock,
a partial owner of the site. |
1860 |
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Nevada population, 6,857 residents. |
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| 1861 |
APRIL - BEGINNING OF
THE CIVIL WAR
- Carson City (County
government), established in Nevada, seat Carson City.
- Churchill County
created in Nevada, seat Buckland, (today Fallon) and
named for General Sylvester Churchill. Area 5.023 sq.mi(13.010km²).
Municipalities : Dixie
Valley, Fallon, Fallon Station, Nevada City, White Cloud
City.
- February, Virginia
City incorporated in Storey County, Nevada.
- March 2, ,
Nevada Territory created, with Carson City as capital.
- March 2, James
Warren Nye appointed governor of Nevada (1861-December
5, 1864).
- March 4, Fire
Department organized in Virginia City, Storey County,
Nevada.
- August, writer
Mark Twain arrived in the Carson City, Nevada.
- November 25,
Churchill County established by the first Nevada Territorial
Legislature.
- November 25,
Douglas County
established by the first Nevada Territorial Legislature,
named for Illinois U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas.
county seat Minden.
Municipalities/Places : Carson City, Cave
Rock, Centerville, Dresslerville, Elk Point, Elks Point,
Gardnerville, Genoa, Glenbrook, Kelmont East, Kingsbury,
Lake Village, Lakeridge, Lincoln Park, Maria Bay, Minden,
Pinewild, Round Hill, Sheridan, Skyland, Stateline,
Topaz Lake, Topaz Lodge, Wittell, Zephyr Cove, Zephyr
Point. Attractions
& Recreation : George Brautovich Park,
Johnson Lane Park, Kahle Community Park, Lampe Park,
Ranchos Aspen Park, Stodick Park, Topaz Lake Campground,
Topaz Ranch Estates Park, Zephyr Cove Park,
- November 25,
Esmeralda County established by the first Nevada Territorial
Legislature.
- November 25,
Humboldt County established by the first Nevada Territorial
Legislature.
- November 25,
Lake County established by the first Nevada Territorial
Legislature.
- November 25,
Lyon County established by the first Nevada Territorial
Legislature.
- November 25,
Ormsby County established by the first Nevada Territorial
Legislature.
- November 25,
Storey County established by the first Nevada Territorial
Legislature.
- November 25,
Washoe County established by the first Nevada Territorial
Legislature.
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| 1862 |
Civil War period
- Lander County established in
Nevada, seat Battle Mountain.
- First settlers (J.C.
Scott) arrived in Stillwater, Churchill County in Nevada.
- School established in
Gold Hill, Storey County, Nevada.
- July, Overland Stage
Company established a station in Stillwater, Churchill
County, Nevada.
- August, 2,704 inhabitants
in Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada.
- December 17, Gold Hill
Town incorporated in Storey County, Nevada.
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| 1863 |
Civil War period
- Genoa Bar, oldest Thirst Parlor
of Nevada built in Genoa, Douglas County.
- November 12, First gas light
illuminated Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada.
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| 1864 |
Civil War period
October
31, Nevada NV 36th state
admitted to the Union
Nevada
Today : capital Carson
City. Land area 109,826 sq.mi.(284.449 km²),
7th largest state. Counties
17 : Carson City, Churchill, Clark, Douglas,
Elko, Esmeralda, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lincoln, Lyon,
Mineral, Nye, Pershing, Storey, Washoe, White Pine.
Attractions & Recreation
: Ash Meadows
National Wildlife Refuge, Ash Springs Wildlife Area, Atomic
Testing Museum, Baker Archaeological Viewing Site, Black
Canyon Wilderness,
- Carson City confirmed
as Nevada's capital.
- First Democratic Convention in
Churchill County, Nevada, was held in Stillwater.
- Nye County established
in Nevada, seat Tonopah.
- December 5, Henry Goode
Blasdel elected governor of Nevada (1864-January 2, 1871).
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| 1865 |
MAY - ENDING OF THE CIVIL
WAR
- Douglas County
Courthouse built in Genoa, Douglas County, Nevada.
- October 7, Road
agents robbed a stage coach in Six-mile Canon, Nevada.
|
1866 |
- Lincoln County established in
Nevada, seat Pioche.
- The Nevada State Museum built
in Carson City, Nevada, and was home of the U.S. Mint
for over 20 years.
- October 31, stage coach robbed
by 'road agents' near Geiger Grade in Nevada.
- November 14, Toll-house robbed
at American City in Nevada.
|
1868 |
- Stillwater became the seat of
Churchill County, Nevada.
- City of Lovelock established
in Pershing County, Nevada.
|
1869 |
- Elko County established in Nevada,
seat Elko.
- Elko appointed city seat of Elko
County, Nevada. Coordinates 40°50'N-115°46'W.
Attractions & Recreation
: Humboldt National Forest
- The United States Mint completed
in Carson City, Nevada.
- The Virginia & Truckee Railroad
completed between Virginia City and Carson City in Nevada.
- White Pine County established
in Nevada, seat Ely.
|
1870 |
- Nevada population, 42,491 residents.
- Nevada's State Capitol building,
constructed in Carson City.
|
1871 |
- Courthouse built in Reno, Washoe
County, Nevada.
- January 2, Lewis Rice Bradley
elected governor of Nevada (1871-January 6, 1879).
- May 1, the State Capitol Building
in Carson City, Nevada, designed by Joseph Gosling of
San Francisco, was completed.
|
1872 |
- Eureka County established in
Nevada, county seat Eureka.
- The Virginia & Truckee Railroad
began service through the Washoe Valley, between Reno
and Carson City in Nevada.
- October 26, Road agents robbed
Lieutenant Colonel M.N. Stone near Spring Valley in Nevada.
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1873 |
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After the finding of silver in 1859, another major silver
strike the 'Big Bonanza' was discovered near Carson City
in Nevada. |
1875 |
- Carson City, capital
of the State of Nevada, incorporated in Carson County.
- The Nystrom House, built for
Washoe County clerk, is one of the oldest homes in Reno,
Nevada. |
1879 |
- Nevada State Senator Albert Scott
Henderson born in Eureka, Nevada.
- January 6, John Henry Kinkead
elected governor of Nevada (1879-January 1, 1883). |
1880 |
- Nevada population, 62,266 residents.
- Pioneers, members of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, tried to irrigate
and settle the Mesquite Flats on the Virgin River in Nevada.
|
1883 |
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January 1, Jewett William Adams elected governor of Nevada
(1883-January 3, 1886). |
1885 |
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Nevada State Land Act offers sections of land at 1.25 per
acre. |
1887 |
- Dudley Leavitt, tried to resettle
Mesquite Flatts on the Virgin River in Nevada.
- January 3, Charles Clark Stevenson
elected governor of Nevada (1887-September 21, 1890).
|
1890 |
- Nevada population, 47,355 residents.
- A federal Indian school, established
at Stewart, nearby Carson City in Nevada.
- The Federal Building (Paul Laxalt
Building) built in Carson City, Nevada.
- September 21, Francis Jardin
Bell appointed acting governor of Nevada (1890-January
5, 1891).
- December 12 - A Treaty established
in Nevada between the United States Indian Service and
the Pah-Ute Native Americans, located at Stillwater in
Churchill County. |
1891 |
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January 5, Roswell Keyes Colcord elected governor of Nevada
(1891-January 7, 1895). |
1894 |
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Families from Bunkerville rebuilt the irrigation canal and
established themselves permanently on the Virgin River in
Mesquite, Nevada. |
1895 |
- The Mary Sherman House built
in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada.
- January 7, John Edward Jones
elected governor of Nevada (1895-April 10, 1896).
|
1896 |
- Post Office established on the
ranch of Mike Fallon in Fallon, Churchill County, Nevada.
- Fallon established on the Carson
River in Churchill County, Nevada. Coordinates 39°28'N-118°47'W.
Attractions
& Recreation : Fort Churchill Historic
State Monument, Lahontan Dam
- April 10, Reinhold Sadler elected
governor of Nevada (1896-January 5, 1903).
|
1897 |
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Ballarat, the Radcliffe gold mine town founded, located
in Death Valley National Park,
today a Nevada ghost town. |
1900 |
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Nevada population, 42,335 residents. |
1902 |
- Fallon appointed seat of Churchill
County in Nevada.
- Goldfield town, site of the goldrush,
seat of Esmeralda County in Nevada.
- The Lahontan Valley in Churchill
County, Nevada, created by th Reclamation Act, signed
by President Theodore Roosevelt.
|
1903 |
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Fallon in Nevada appointed Churchill County seat, previouslly
Buckland, La Plata and Stillwater.
- Derby Diversion Dam works began
near Fallon on the Truckee River in Churchill County,
Nevada.
- East Reno, later New Wadsworth
and Harriman, officially named City of Sparks in Nevada.
- January 5, John Sparks elected
governor of Nevada (1903-May 22, 1908). |
1905 |
- The 36-mile Truckee Canal construction
started near Fallon in Churchill County, Nevada.
- March 15, Sparks incorporated
in Nevada.
- May 15, Las Vegas laid out and
founded as city in Clark County, Nevada.
|
1906 |
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The Virginia & Truckee Railroad, arrived in Minden,
Douglas County, Nevada. |
1907 |
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Goldfield, a mining ghost town in the desert, seat of Esmeralda
County in Nevada. |
1908 |
- Fallon city,
incorporated in Churchill County, Nevada.
- Newlands irrigation project completed,
nearby Fallon in Churchill County, Nevada.
- May 22, Denver Sylvester Dickerson
appointed acting governor of Nevada (1908-January 2, 1911).
|
1909 |
- July 1, Clark County
formed, largest county in Nevada. Named for William Andrews
Clark, who established the railroad that linked Los Angeles
with Salt Lake City, county seat Las Vegas.
|
1910 |
- Nevada population, 81,875 residents.
- Douglas County Courthouse in
Genoa, severly damaged by fire.
|
1911 |
- Las Vegas Paiute Colony site
bought in Clark County. Home and Tribal Council offices
of the Paiute Native Americans in Nevada.
- Mineral County established in
Nevada, seat Hawthorne.
- January 2, Tasker Lowndes Oddie
elected governor of Nevada (1911-January 4, 1915).
- March 16, City of Las Vegas incorporated
in Clark County, Nevada.
- June, Peter Buol appointed mayor
of Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada (1911-May 1913).
|
1912 |
- Electricity, generated by the
Lahontam Dam, reached Fallon city in Churchill County,
Nevada. |
1913 |
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May, William 'Bill' L. Hawkins appointed mayor of Las Vegas
in Clark County, Nevada (1913-1919). |
1914 |
- The Lahontan
Dam, completed near Fallon in Churchill County, Nevada.
- The Joseph Giraud
House/Hardy House designed by architect Frederick J. Delongchamps,
built for Joseph Giraud in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada.
- Woodlawn
Cemetery created in Clark County, Nevada. Hosting several
notable residents.
50 YEARS
AFTER NEVADA'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION |
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1814-1914
CARSON CITY
(ORMSBY COUNTY 1861-1969)
Timeline 13
Topics
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Eagle Station trading post on the California Emigrant Trail
(later Carson City) settled in, Ormsby County(county dissolved
in 1969), Nevada. |
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Abraham Curry bought Eagle Station (later Carson City) in
Nevada.
- Carson
City, founded as a community,
and is Nevada's State capital, named after frontiersman
Christopher 'Kit' Carson. Coordinates 39°10'N-119°46'W. |
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-June,
prospectors found a rich deposit of silver near Carson City
in Nevada. Named it Comstock Lode for Henry Comstock, a
partial owner of the site. |
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November 25, Nevada Territory created, with Carson City
as capital.
- November 25, Ormsby County established
by the first Nevada Territorial Legislature. |
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The Nevada State Museum built in Carson City, Nevada, and
was home of the U.S. Mint for over 20 years. |
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Nevada's Capitol building, constructed in Carson City.
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May 1, the Capitol Building, designed by Joseph Gosling
of San Francisco, was completed in Carson City, Nevada. |
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The Virginia & Truckee Railroad began service through
the Washoe Valley, between Reno and Carson City in Nevada.
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The Virginia & Truckee Railroad began service through
the Washoe Valley, between Reno and Carson City in Nevada. |
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Carson City, capital of the State of Nevada, incorporated
in Carson County. |
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A federal Indian school, established at Stewart, nearby
Carson City in Nevada. |
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1814-1914
DOUGLAS COUNTY
Timeline 8
Topics
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Mormon Station (present Genoa village), founded in Douglas
County, Nevada. First permanent white settlement in Nevada.
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December 10, the Genoa Post office established in Genoa,
Douglas County, Nevada. |
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Mormon Station named Genoa, in Douglas County, Nevada.
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- November 25,
Douglas County
established by the first Nevada Territorial Legislature,
named for Illinois U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas. county
seat Minden. Municipalities/Places
: Carson City, Cave Rock, Centerville, Dresslerville,
Elk Point, Elks Point, Gardnerville, Genoa, Glenbrook,
Kelmont East, Kingsbury, Lake Village, Lakeridge, Lincoln
Park, Maria Bay, Minden, Pinewild, Round Hill, Sheridan,
Skyland, Stateline, Topaz Lake, Topaz Lodge, Wittell,
Zephyr Cove, Zephyr Point. Attractions
& Recreation : George Brautovich Park,
Johnson Lane Park, Kahle Community Park, Lampe Park, Ranchos
Aspen Park, Stodick Park, Topaz Lake Campground, Topaz
Ranch Estates Park, Zephyr Cove Park.
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Genoa Bar, oldest Thirst Parlor of Nevada built in Genoa,
Douglas County. |
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Douglas County Courthouse built in Genoa, Douglas County,
Nevada. |
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The Virginia & Truckee Railroad, arrived in Minden,
Douglas County, Nevada. |
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Douglas County Courthouse in Genoa, severly damaged by fire.
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CELEBRITIES-FAMOUS
NEVADA PEOPLE
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