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- 16:12, 5 August 2013 Carson City Baptist Church Explosion (hist) [775 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "On November 3, 1965, the Carson City Baptist Church in the 400 block of West Telegraph Street was destroyed by a gas explosion. From the Church's website: They met in a buildin...")
- 23:13, 20 June 2012 Firkin & Fox (hist) [48 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "The Firkin & Fox is a restaurant in Carson City.")
- 23:19, 19 June 2012 Virginia and Truckee Railroad (hist) [9,367 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Virginia and Truckee Railroad''' was a short line railroad built during the Big Bonanza years of the Comstock Lode. It was created to carry ore, passengers, goods ...")
- 23:17, 19 June 2012 Historical Marker 72 (hist) [1,629 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "400px This is '''Nevada State Historical Marker #72''', one of [[Nevada State Historical Markers|26...")
- 23:15, 19 June 2012 Great Fire of 1875 (hist) [17,327 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "On Tuesday, October 26, 1875, fire broke out in a lodging house on A Street in Virginia City at 5:30am. The flames started small, but with a strong westerly wind blowing they...")
- 23:13, 19 June 2012 International Hotel (hist) [6,776 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "<div style="float: right;">[http://wnhpc.com/details/loc3c07526u http://wnhpc.com/wnhpcloc3c07526u-xs.jpg]<br />The International Hotel</div> The International Hotel was the nam...")
- 00:07, 18 June 2012 Blasdel Building (hist) [2,496 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "[http://aroundcarson.com/photos/view/125/lg http://images.aroundcarson.com/photos/2005-11-11-blasdelsm.jpg] The '''Blasdel Building''' is a state office building in [[Carson Cit...")
- 00:00, 18 June 2012 Nevada State Museum Building (hist) [2,065 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "[http://wnhpc.com/details/habs104025pu http://wnhpc.com/wnhpchabs104025pu-s.jpg] The '''Carson City Mint''' is a historic building in Carson City. It is located on the west ...")
- 23:54, 17 June 2012 Virginia City (hist) [4,149 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "<div style="float:right;">[http://wnhpc.aroundcarson.com/details/west152 http://wnhpc.aroundcarson.com/wnhpcwest152-xs.jpg]</div> '''Virginia City''' is a city located in [[Stor...")
- 23:53, 17 June 2012 Comstock Lode (hist) [24,482 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Comstock Lode''' was the first major U.S. deposit of silver ore, discovered under what is now Virginia City. After the discovery was made public in 1859, prospectors r...")
- 23:51, 17 June 2012 The Comstock (hist) [622 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''The Comstock''' is a nickname for the region of Western Nevada in the vicinity of Virginia City. It includes Silver City, Gold Hill, Virginia City, and the surroun...")
- 23:50, 17 June 2012 Nevada Appeal (hist) [1,680 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Nevada Appeal logo The Nevada Appeal is Carson City's daily newspaper. It is printed seven days a week from its office on Mallory Way in Ca...")
- 23:39, 17 June 2012 Paul Laxalt State Building (hist) [2,785 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "600px The '''Paul Laxalt State Building''' is a former United States Post Office and Courthouse in Carson City. It is located at the north...")
- 23:37, 17 June 2012 Ormsby House (historic) (hist) [621 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Historic Ormsby House in 1890 ''This page refers to the historic Ormsby House, built in 1860. For the modern-day hotel, see [[Orms...")
- 23:35, 17 June 2012 Ormsby House (hist) [639 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "The Ormsby House ''This page refers to the modern-day Ormsby House, built in 1972. For the historic hotel, see [[Ormsby Hou...")
- 23:30, 17 June 2012 Luke Greenlaw House (hist) [1,620 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "212 South Minnesota Street,Carson City, Nevada Image:MinnSt1.jpg Image:MinnSt2.jpg The land was first subdivided in 1866. This lot was purchased by JUDSON WARNER and ...")
- 23:28, 17 June 2012 Paiute Indian War (hist) [5,567 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Paiute War''', also known as the '''Paiute Indian War''', the '''Pyramid Lake War''' and the '''Pah Ute War''', was a war between Northern Paiutes (along with some Shoshon...")
- 23:10, 17 June 2012 Major William Ormsby (hist) [5,324 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "William Ormsby '''Major William Matthew Ormsby''' was one of the earliest residents of Eagle Valley. He showed confidence in [[Abe C...")
- 23:05, 17 June 2012 Carson City Stories (hist) [30,268 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Bull and Bear=== Image:bullandbear.png "Old Dad" related his "experience" in the circus business in the Sazerac Lying Club one night. It was in the early days of Carson ...")
- 23:03, 17 June 2012 Washoe Valley (hist) [830 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "The Washoe Valley is a large valley in western Nevada, located just north of the Eagle Valley, and west of the Comstock. The valley is mostly rural and sparsely settl...")
- 22:40, 17 June 2012 The Washoe Zephyr (hist) [6,490 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "frame ''This passage is an excerpt from '''Roughing It''', by Mark Twain. It deals with his arrival in Carson City, and the Washoe Zephy...")
- 22:17, 17 June 2012 Mark Twain (hist) [1,122 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Mark Twain '''Samuel Langhorne Clemens''' (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), better known b...")
- 22:03, 17 June 2012 Nevada State Capitol (hist) [1,174 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Nevada State Capitol Building The Capitol Building was built in 1871 out of sandstone quarried by inmates at the Nevada State Prison. It ...")
- 21:57, 17 June 2012 Abraham Curry (hist) [1,592 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Abraham Curry '''Abraham Van Santvoord Curry''' (1815-1873) is widely regarded as the "father" of Carson City. In 1858 he and a few business par...")
- 21:40, 17 June 2012 Carson City Sesquicentennial (hist) [908 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "http://www.eventsnevada.com/picts/CC150Wagon.jpg Carson City, the historic capital of the Silver State, is expecting a birthday soon. In 2008, Carson City will celebrate its...")
- 17:04, 10 June 2012 Myth 9: A Capital Name: Kit Carson and Carson City (hist) [3,072 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "''This article is a reprint of Historical Myth a Month #9, written by Nevada State Archivist Guy Rocha. It deals with the circumstances surrounding the naming of Carson C...")
- 17:02, 10 June 2012 Myth 24: Eagle Valley and Carson City (hist) [5,701 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "''This article is a reprint of Historical Myth a Month #24, written by Nevada State Archivist Guy Rocha. It examines the details of the sale of Eagle Ranch by [[John ...")
- 16:56, 10 June 2012 Historical Myth a Month (hist) [953 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "The Historical Myth a Month is a monthly column written by Nevada State Archivist Guy Rocha. Its purpose is to debunk common myths about Nevada, like the Capitol dome being m...")
- 16:51, 10 June 2012 Chapter II - First Years in Nevada (hist) [16,063 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "''This is an excerpt of Chapter 2 of Doris Cerveri's book With Curry's Compliments. It deals with Abraham Curry arriving in Nevada, buying the Eagle Ranch, and es...")
- 16:49, 10 June 2012 With Curry's Compliments (hist) [1,005 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "Cover of ''With Curry's Compliments'' '''With Curry's Compliments''' is a 1990 book by author Doris Cerveri. It is...")
- 16:36, 10 June 2012 History of Carson City (hist) [1,465 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "<div style="float:right; width:275px; text-align:center''">[http://wnhpc.com/details/habs103983pu http://wnhpc.com/wnhpchabs103983pu-xs.jpg]<br /> Carson City in the 1870s.</div>...")
- 15:29, 10 June 2012 Carson City (hist) [5,116 bytes] Schrantz (Talk | contribs) (Created page with "The '''Consolidated Municipality of Carson City''' is the capital of the State of Nevada. A 2006 population estimate places its population at 57,701[http://www.nsbdc.o...")
