The site location for Middlegate Station is unknown. There are several possible locations along US Hwy. 50 near the modern Middlegate bar and restaurant that could have been the site […]
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Fourth of July in Eureka, 1877
The mining town of Eureka has had six newspapers during its illustrious and colorful life, including the present Eureka Sentinel. All of them, excepting the Sentinel, were only in the […]
Little Swimmers
History: Nevada’s Pony Express Stations – Fort Churchill
The previous Pony Express station I told about in this series was Buckland’s Station. It served as a Pony Express station for just a short time between April 3, 1860 […]
Pony Express: Buckland’s Station
By Dennis Cassinelli The next Pony Express station we come to when traveling east along the Fort Churchill Road from Miller’s Station is really the site of two stations serving […]
Pony Express Stations: Miller’s or Reed’s Station
By Dennis Cassinelli The next documented Pony Express station to be encountered when traveling east from Dayton was known as Miller’s Station. It was a wooden structure located about 8 […]
Nevada librarians unite in asking for statewide funding
By Teri Vance Librarians and library supporters gathered last Wednesday at the Nevada Legislature to promote the programs instituted with last session’s dollars and advocate for continued funding. “We are […]
Nevada History: Dayton State Park
If it’s outdoor recreation you are after, Dayton State Park is a great place to set up a campsite, fish from the Carson River, or enjoy a barbecue with friends […]
4 Nevada counties join ‘Second Amendment sanctuary’ drive
By Ken Ritter Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Four rural Nevada counties are balking at a new state law calling for strict background checks, with elected lawmakers voting to join […]
The great Winnemucca bank robbery of 1900
History records that on Wednesday, September 19, 1900, the First National Bank of Winnemucca at the northwest corner of Fourth Street and Bridge Street in Winnemucca, Nevada. was held up […]

