Download or read book Washoe County written by Joyce M. Cox and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Located in the northwestern corner of Nevada, bordering Oregon to the north and California to the west, Washoe County was a crossroads for miners seeking riches in the California Gold Rush and later in the neighboring Comstock Lode. Occupied by the Wassau (or Washo) and Paiute Indians, Washoe County was explored by John Bidwell in 1841 and John C. Fremont in 1844. Settlers began to arrive in the area claimed by Utah Territory as part of Tooele County in 1852, and it became part of Carson County in the Nevada Territory in 1854. Washoe County became one of the original nine counties in the Nevada Territory in 1861 and expanded to its current size with the addition of Lake or Roop County land in 1864.
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Download or read book General History and Resources of Washoe County Nevada Published Under the Auspices of the Nevada Educational Association written by and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Insiders Guide to Reno and Lake Tahoe written by Jeanne Walpole and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-05-19 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative guide will show you how to navigate the crystal-clear waters of Lake Tahoe and the exciting nightlife of “The Biggest Little City in the World.”
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Download or read book Nevada Place Names written by Helen S. Carlson and published by University of Nevada Press. This book was released on 1974-01-01 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author and researcher Helen Carlson spent almost fourteen years searching for the origins of Nevada’s place names, using the maps of explorers, miners, government surveyors, and city planners and poring through historical accounts, archival documents, county records, and newspaper files. The result of her labors is Nevada Place Names, a fascinating mixture of history spiced with folklore, legend, and obscure facts. Out of print for some years, the book was reprinted in 1999.
Download or read book Truckee Meadows Nevada written by United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 942 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Map Guide to the U S Federal Censuses 1790 1920 written by William Thorndale and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 1987 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genealogical research in U.S. censuses begins with identifying correct county jurisdictions ??o assist in this identification, the map Guide shows all U.S. county boundaries from 1790 to 1920. On each of the nearly 400 maps the old county lines are superimposed over the modern ones to highlight the boundary changes at ten-year intervals. Accompanying each map are explanations of boundary changes, notes about the census, & tocality finding keys. In addition, there are inset maps which clarify ??erritorial lines, a state-by-state bibliography of sources, & an appendix outlining pitfalls in mapping county boundaries. Finally, there is an index which lists all present day counties, plus nearly all defunct counties or counties later renamed-the most complete list of American counties ever published.
