1814 NEVADA
1914
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118 TOPICS
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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.
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1844 |
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John C. Fremont
arrived in the Las Vegas area in Clark County, Nevada.
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1848 |
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February 2,
Nevada became part of the Mexican cession.
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1849 |
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Mormon Station
(present Genoa village), founded in Douglas County, Nevada.
First permanent white settlement in Nevada.
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1850 |
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September 9,
Nevada became part of Utah Territory.
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1851 |
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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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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.
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1855 |
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Las Vegas Mormon
Fort, built by Mormon Colonists in Clark County. A Nevada
state Historic Park.
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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.
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Carson
City, founded as a community,
Nevada's State capital, named after frontiersman Christopher
'Kit' Carson. Coordinates 39°10'N-119°46'W.
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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.
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1860 |
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Nevada population,
6,857 residents.
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| 1861 |
APRIL - BEGINNING OF
THE CIVIL WAR
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Carson
City (County government), established in Nevada, seat
Carson City.
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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.
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February, Virginia City incorporated in Storey County,
Nevada.
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March
2, , Nevada Territory created, with Carson City as capital.
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March 2, James Warren Nye appointed governor of Nevada
(1861-December 5, 1864).
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March 4, Fire Department organized in Virginia City,
Storey County, Nevada.
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August, writer Mark Twain arrived in the Carson City,
Nevada.
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November 25, Churchill County established by the first
Nevada Territorial Legislature.
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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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November 25, Esmeralda County established by the first
Nevada Territorial Legislature.
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November 25, Humboldt County established by the first
Nevada Territorial Legislature.
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November 25, Lake County established by the first Nevada
Territorial Legislature.
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November 25, Lyon County established by the first Nevada
Territorial Legislature.
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November 25, Ormsby County established by the first
Nevada Territorial Legislature.
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November 25, Storey County established by the first
Nevada Territorial Legislature.
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November 25, Washoe County established by the first
Nevada Territorial Legislature.
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| 1862 |
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Lander County
established in Nevada, seat Battle Mountain.
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First
settlers (J.C. Scott) arrived in Stillwater, Churchill
County in Nevada.
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School
established in Gold Hill, Storey County, Nevada.
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July,
Overland Stage Company established a station in Stillwater,
Churchill County, Nevada.
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August,
2,704 inhabitants in Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada.
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December
17, Gold Hill Town incorporated in Storey County, Nevada.
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| 1863 |
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Genoa Bar, oldest
Thirst Parlor of Nevada built in Genoa, Douglas County.
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November 12,
First gas light illuminated Virginia City, Storey County,
Nevada.
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| 1864 |
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Carson
City confirmed as Nevada's capital
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First Democratic
Convention in Churchill County, Nevada, was held in
Stillwater.
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Nye
County established in Nevada, seat Tonopah.
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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,
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December
5, Henry Goode Blasdel elected governor of Nevada (1864-January
2, 1871).
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| 1865 |
MAY - ENDING OF THE CIVIL
WAR
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Douglas County Courthouse built in Genoa, Douglas County,
Nevada.
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October
7, Road agents robbed a stage coach in Six-mile Canon,
Nevada.
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1866 |
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Lincoln County
established in Nevada, seat Pioche.
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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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October 31,
stage coach robbed by 'road agents' near Geiger Grade
in Nevada.
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November 14,
Toll-house robbed at American City in Nevada.
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1868 |
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Stillwater became
the seat of Churchill County, Nevada.
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City of Lovelock
established in Pershing County, Nevada.
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1869 |
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Elko County
established in Nevada, seat Elko.
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Elko appointed
city seat of Elko County, Nevada. Coordinates 40°50'N-115°46'W.
Attractions & Recreation
: Humboldt National Forest
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The United States
Mint completed in Carson City, Nevada.
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The Virginia
& Truckee Railroad completed between Virginia City
and Carson City in Nevada.
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White Pine
County established in Nevada, seat Ely.
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1870 |
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Nevada population,
42,491 residents.
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Nevada's State
Capitol building, constructed in Carson City.
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1871 |
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Courthouse built
in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada.
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January 2,
Lewis Rice Bradley elected governor of Nevada (1871-January
6, 1879).
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May 1, the
State Capitol Building in Carson City, Nevada, designed
by Joseph Gosling of San Francisco, was completed.
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1872 |
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Eureka County
established in Nevada, county seat Eureka.
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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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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.
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1875 |
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Carson
City, capital of the State of Nevada, incorporated in
Carson County.
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The Nystrom
House, built for Washoe County clerk, is one of the
oldest homes in Reno, Nevada.
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1879 |
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Nevada State
Senator Albert Scott Henderson born in Eureka, Nevada.
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January 6, John
Henry Kinkead elected governor of Nevada (1879-January
1, 1883).
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1880 |
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Nevada population,
62,266 residents.
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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.
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1881 |
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Hawthorne, founded
near Walker Lake and the California state border, seat
of Mineral County in Nevada. Coordinates 68°32'N-118°38W.
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1883 |
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January 1, Jewett
William Adams elected governor of Nevada (1883-January
3, 1886).
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1885 |
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Nevada State
Land Act offers sections of land at 1.25 per acre.
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1887 |
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Dudley Leavitt,
tried to resettle Mesquite Flatts on the Virgin River
in Nevada.
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January 3,
Charles Clark Stevenson elected governor of Nevada (1887-September
21, 1890).
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1890 |
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Nevada population,
47,355 residents.
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A federal Indian
school, established at Stewart, nearby Carson City in
Nevada.
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The Federal
Building (Paul Laxalt Building) built in Carson City,
Nevada.
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September 21,
Francis Jardin Bell appointed acting governor of Nevada
(1890-January 5, 1891).
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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.
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1891 |
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January 5,
Roswell Keyes Colcord elected governor of Nevada (1891-January
7, 1895).
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1894 |
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Families from
Bunkerville rebuilt the irrigation canal and established
themselves permanently on the Virgin River in Mesquite,
Nevada.
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1895 |
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The Mary Sherman
House built in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada.
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January 7,
John Edward Jones elected governor of Nevada (1895-April
10, 1896).
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1896 |
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Post Office
established on the ranch of Mike Fallon in Fallon, Churchill
County, Nevada.
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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
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April 10, Reinhold
Sadler elected governor of Nevada (1896-January 5, 1903).
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1897 |
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Ballarat, the
Radcliffe gold mine town founded, located in Death
Valley National Park, today a Nevada ghost
town.
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1900 |
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Nevada population,
42,335 residents.
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1902 |
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Fallon appointed
seat of Churchill County in Nevada.
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Goldfield town,
site of the goldrush, seat of Esmeralda County in Nevada.
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The Lahontan
Valley in Churchill County, Nevada, created by th Reclamation
Act, signed by President Theodore Roosevelt.
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1903 |
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Fallon in Nevada
appointed Churchill County seat, previouslly Buckland,
La Plata and Stillwater.
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Derby Diversion
Dam works began near Fallon on the Truckee River in
Churchill County, Nevada.
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East Reno,
later New Wadsworth and Harriman, officially named City
of Sparks in Nevada.
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January 5,
John Sparks elected governor of Nevada (1903-May 22,
1908).
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1905 |
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The 36-mile
Truckee Canal construction started near Fallon in Churchill
County, Nevada.
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March 15, Sparks
incorporated in Nevada.
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May 15, Las
Vegas laid out and founded as city in Clark County,
Nevada.
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1906 |
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The Virginia &
Truckee Railroad, arrived in Minden, Douglas County, Nevada.
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1907 |
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Goldfield, a
mining ghost town in the desert, seat of Esmeralda County
in Nevada.
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1908 |
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Fallon city,
incorporated in Churchill County, Nevada.
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Newlands irrigation
project completed, nearby Fallon in Churchill County,
Nevada.
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May 22, Denver
Sylvester Dickerson appointed acting governor of Nevada
(1908-January 2, 1911).
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1909 |
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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.
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1910 |
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Nevada population,
81,875 residents.
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Douglas County
Courthouse in Genoa, severly damaged by fire.
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1911 |
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Las Vegas Paiute
Colony site bought in Clark County. Home and Tribal
Council offices of the Paiute Native Americans in Nevada.
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Mineral County
established in Nevada, seat Hawthorne.
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January 2,
Tasker Lowndes Oddie elected governor of Nevada (1911-January
4, 1915).
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March 16, City
of Las Vegas incorporated in Clark County, Nevada.
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June, Peter
Buol appointed mayor of Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada
(1911-May 1913).
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1912 |
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Electricity,
generated by the Lahontam Dam, reached Fallon city in
Churchill County, Nevada.
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1913 |
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May, William
'Bill' L. Hawkins appointed mayor of Las Vegas in Clark
County, Nevada (1913-1919).
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1914 |
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The
Lahontan Dam, completed near Fallon in Churchill County,
Nevada.
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The Joseph Giraud House/Hardy House designed by architect
Frederick J. Delongchamps, built for Joseph Giraud in
Reno, Washoe County, Nevada.
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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.
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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.
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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
CLARK COUNTY
Timeline 3
Topics
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Rafael Rivera,
the first European visiting the Las Vegas area in Clark
County, Nevada.
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John C. Fremont
arrived in the Las Vegas area in Clark County, Nevada.
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Las Vegas Mormon
Fort, built by Mormon Colonists in Clark County. A Nevada
state Historic Park.
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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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1814-1914
MINERAL COUNTY
Timeline 2 Topics
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Hawthorne, founded
near Walker Lake and the California state border, seat
of Mineral County in Nevada. Coordinates 68°32'N-118°38W.
Attractions & Recreation :
Bridgeport Reservoir, Humboldt Toyabe National Forest,
Mona Lake Tufa State Reserve, Mount Grant, Walker Lake
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Mineral County
established in Nevada, seat Hawthorne.
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CELEBRITIES-FAMOUS
NEVADA PEOPLE
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