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[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ next_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.106″ background_layout=”light”] My mother, Phyllis, was one of the first female blackjack dealers in the state of Nevada. She and her sister, Clare, worked for Harolds […]
History: a Visit to Lovelock Cave, Prehistoric Nevada
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ next_background_color=”#000000″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.105″ background_layout=”light”] This is the first in a two part series about Lovelock Cave, located on a terrace of ancient Lake Lahontan about 22 miles south […]
State History: Stagecoach Travel in Nevada
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.100″ background_layout=”light”] Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), traveled by stagecoach across the Territory of Nevada in 1860 with his brother, Orion. At that time, the most convenient method […]
Nevada History: Operation Haylift
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.95″ background_layout=”light”] When the record-shattering blizzards of 1948-49 threatened the lives of thousands of livestock, Operation Haylift flew into action. The winter storms of 1948-49 were the […]
Great Basin Crescents
On a Father’s Day outing to Fort Churchill several years ago, I happened to discover one of the most interesting Indian artifacts I ever found in my many years of […]
More About Potosi, Virginia City’s Older Sister
Since I wrote a previous article about the similarities and differences between the old silver town of Potosi in Bolivia and our own Virginia City here in Nevada, I have […]
Nevada History: The ‘Slim Princess’ Railroad
By 1880, the owners of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad decided to pursue another venture to tap into the new mining districts developing in the south-central part of Nevada. The […]
The Remarkable Story of Charlie Parkhurst
During the early days of the Comstock Lode, before the railroads were built, the preferred method of transportation for passengers and small freight was by stagecoach. These sturdy coaches, drawn […]
Nevada’s Fort Churchill Remains a Sight to See
Just one year after silver was discovered in the Comstock Lode, a band of Paiute and Bannock Indians attacked several white settlers at Williams Station about 30 miles east of […]
Johntown, the first ghost town in Nevada
Most Nevadans know where the principal towns and cities of the Comstock are located. We locals and most tourists know about Virginia City, Gold Hill and Silver City. What many […]