carson city

     

This Nevada capital was founded by Abraham Curry, who named it for a famous frontier scout

Trivia about carson city

  • Nevada
  • An old U.S. Mint building in this city houses the Nevada State Museum
  • It's been publishing Nevada's oldest newspaper, The Nevada Appeal, since 1865
  • Before closing in 1893, this Nevada city's mint made almost $50 million in silver dollars & other coins
  • Many have reported seeing ghosts inside the governor's mansion in this Nevada capital
  • Appropriately, the capitol building in this capital of the "Silver State" has a silver dome
  • In 1870 a Liberty silver dollar was the first coin struck with the mint mark "C.C." in this city
  • This capital was founded in 1851 as Eagle Station, a stop for wagons crossing the Sierra Nevadas
  • This capital lies in the Eagle Valley about 30 miles south of Reno
  • Virginia City, Nevada & this nearby state capital are known as "Sisters in History"
  • The growth of this state capital in Eagle Valley was stimulated by the discovery of the Comstock Lode in 1859