The Nevada and Oregon Railroad was an American narrow gauge railroad that operated from Reno, Nevada then northwest to the California state line near present day Hallelujah Junction. A portion of the route is part of today's Union Pacific Railroad branch connecting their Feather River mainline ...
Nevada, constituent state of the United States of America. It borders Oregon and Idaho to the north, Utah to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and California to the west. It ranks seventh among the 50 U.S. states in terms of total area. It also, however, is one of the most spars...
Construction of a railroad through southern Nevada was started to connect Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. Vitagraph Theater in Reno opened and was the first movie house in Nevada.1904 -Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad completed Sparks named for Gov. John Sparks; Eno trolley line opens November 24...
This is our collection of more than 2000 pictures from 180 Ghost Towns, mining camps and historic places in the United States. Here you find photos of western towns, somecompletely abandoned, othersstill lively,abandoned mines,mills(where the ore was processed),old cemeteries,railroad townsanddepo...
A ONE-YEAR ASSESSMENT OF THE MOTOR CARRIER ACT OF 1980: SMALL COMMUNITY TRUCKING SERVICE IN NEVADA AND OREGON On July 1, 1980, after extensive testimony and debate in both Houses of Congress, the Motor Carrier Act of 1980 (MCA) was signed into law. One of the key i... KL Borlaug -...
Sparks turns 100 and Las Vegas steps on the Rail City's line New books honor and recall their history Editor's note: Sparks was incorporated in 1905, Las Vegas in 1911, but Mayor Oscar Goodman wanted a centennial on his watch, so he decided to celebrate the railroad's auction of land ...
In 1902, Helen sold the Las Vegas Ranch to the San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railroad. She and her family went to Los Angeles for a period to await the building of a new house. While in Los Angeles, Helen married her second husband, Frank Roger Stewart. Once she returned to...
[5] It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, the 32nd-most populous, and the 9th-least densely populated of the U.S. states. Nearly three-quarters of...
He was particularly known for his powerful serve and forehand, as well as his ability to play "percentage tennis", which he learned from Cliff Roche, a retired railroad engineer, at the Los Angeles Tennis Club (LATC). This strategy maximized his efforts on certain points and in certain ...
used by gambling cheats, an old door from the Nevada State prison, a railroad lantern, a cigar store Indian, an 1866 frock coat worn by Moses Tibbs, the second district attorney in Douglas County, as well as a diary kept by a settler who ventured across the Oregon Trail by covered ...