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History arson City took its title from
Curry’s labor. He left a 10-acre plaza
Kit Carson, in 1844. Formerly
in the city center for his predicted
Eagle Station, Carson City must
location of the state capitol. In 1859, gold prospectors hit silver in the hills east of Carson City.
Mail route under Butterfield and Wells, Fargo & Co. Despite its small population and expansive territory (Nevada is the seventh
of white settlers, the Bidwell-
largest state), statehood was
Bartleson party, arrived in 1841.
granted on October 31, 1864. This day and Nevada’s roots are celebrated each year in Carson
major silver strike, The Big
Carson Branch of the California
Bonanza, in 1873, where the
stopover for travel-weary gold prospectors. In 1858, Abraham
Virginia & Truckee Railroad (V&T) served the mines by transporting ore and timber.
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Mining continued with another
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City with the Nevada Day parade.
in California. By 1851, Eagle
Emigrant Trail, served as a
Read more about it on page 5.
or
1848-1849 when gold was discovered
Sisters in History Route. Ride the multimillion-dollar reconstructed historic 1869 route from Carson City to Virginia City. The trip takes 1.5 hours each way. Choose between a 1914 Baldwin Steam locomotive or a strapping diesel locomotive. The journey starts above the Carson River Canyon, goes along the east side of Mound House and across a spectacular railroad bridge over U.S. Hwy. 50, then picks up the historic Comstock era route. See working mines and mine ruins, silver ore veins and maybe even a herd of Nevada’s own wild mustangs. For prices or more information, call 1-800-Nevada-1 or go to visitcarsoncity.com.
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Nevada State Museum
Carson City was a station on the
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in world history. In the 1860s,
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settlers had to endure to get here.
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Carson City’s future designation as
the Carson River, named by
have been a welcome refuge
Truckee. Ride the Historic Rail.
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