Opinion: Thanksgiving, Nevada tied together by threads of war
The arid high desert topography of Nevada is perhaps the most unlikely image of Thanksgiving.
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The arid high desert topography of Nevada is perhaps the most unlikely image of Thanksgiving.
Carson City Historical Society is proud to host a lecture on "The Comstock Chinese & Other Chinese Immigrant Communities in Northern Nevada," on a new date, Thursday, June 2, 7:30 p.m. on Zoom. The guest speaker is Erica Hill. Previously the lecture was scheduled for Thursday, May 19, but had to be rescheduled due to illness.
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Carson City Historical Society is proud to host a lecture on "The Comstock Chinese & Other Chinese Immigrant Communities in Northern Nevada," on a new date, Thursday, June 2, 7:30 p.m. on Zoom. The guest speaker is Erica Hill. Previously the lecture was scheduled for Thursday, May 19, but had to be rescheduled due to illness.
To read part one, click here. After a battle with Utah Mormons, new prospectors, and a vigilante committee, Nevada finally won its right to be an official U.S. territory in 1861, most likely due to the fact that the Comstock Lode was discovered in 1859, and supplied the Union with much needed gold and silver deposits.