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Weather historians in Nevada note the winter of 1869 was particularly hard. Bitter cold and snows held all of central Nevada in its grip. Since 1865, the bustling mining camp […]
Nevada History
Sutro Tunnel Compared to Carlin Tunnels
In my long career at NDOT, I was involved with one of the largest tunnel projects ever attempted in Nevada. This was when I was a field engineer in the […]
Nevada’s Contribution to the Civil War
No sooner had the Pyramid Lake Indian Wars ended and fear of attack subsided in the Nevada Territory and on the Comstock in 1860, The American Civil War began. Fortunately, […]
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 […]
History: Hail The Mule!
Many Old West historians like to tell the story of the tenderfoot who objected to riding a mule down an almost perpendicular cliff. “Don’t worry none,” said an old-timer. “That […]
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 […]