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 Historic Personalities
As a place that has served as one of the state’s centers for politics and business, Carson City has played host to a number of fascinating historical figures including:

Duane L. Bliss
Kit Carson
Hannah Clapp
Abraham Curry
Dat so la lee
G.W. Gale Ferris Jr
Laxalt Family
Hank Monk
Olcovich Family
Mark Twain
Sara Winnemucca

 

 

 

 


George T. Davis, Charles Piper, Selig Olcovich, Isaac Olcovich and Isador A. Jacobs

George T. Davis, Charles Piper, Selig Olcovich, Isaac Olcovich and Isador A. Jacobs
in front of the office of the Carson Weekly, May 3, 1892
photo courtesy Nevada Historical Society

 
 

HISTORICAL FACTS

In 1859 the Comstock Lode silver strike was discovered, sparking the first major wave of emigration into the area.

Carson City was named after the Carson River by city father Abraham Curry in 1860. In 1861 the Nevada Territory was formed, and Carson made its capital. Nevada was granted statehood on Oct. 31, 1864.

Of the 17 counties in Nevada, only Carson City and Virginia City have remained county seats since the beginning of statehood.