Nevada History

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Mark Twain Couldn’t Take a Joke

Nevada Traveler - July 2, 2021 0

“There were many practical jokers in the new Territory. I don’t take pleasure in expressing this fact, for I liked those people; but what I am saying is true. I wish I could say...

Joe Brown

Nevada Traveler - April 28, 2020 1

If I hadn't slowed to look down the road west, I probably wouldn't have noticed the eight-year-old Chevy parked on the shoulder about 100 yards down from the intersection. The hood of the car...

by Harry M.Gorham Due to the frenzy of speculation occasioned by the ore discovery in the Sierra Nevada, every stock quoted in the San Francisco exchange was quoted at ridiculous prices, and those who could...

Mountain View Hotel, Pioche

Dave Maxwell - November 10, 2019 0

The Mountain View Hotel of Old Pioche by Dave Maxwell Once as elegant a hotel as graced anywhere in the western states between San Francisco and Denver, the Mountain View Hotel in Pioche has fallen into...