Steve Dancy Files - Carson City
Carson City (4600 feet) has been the capital since Nevada was established as a territory in 1861. The population in 1879 was between seven and eight thousand people.
The capitol is sandstone in a Federalist style with a silver doom. An iron fence, erected in 1875, still surrounds the capitol grounds. The St. Charles Hotel remains in business.
Until the Comstock Lode began to decline in the 1880s, Carson City remained important as a freight center and as a collection and processing point for the timber harvested in the Lake Tahoe area. The finished lumber was loaded onto flatcars and sent to Virginia City via the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. The V&T was completed between Carson City and Virginia City in 1869. Thirty-six trains a day passed through Carson City.
The capitol is sandstone in a Federalist style with a silver doom. An iron fence, erected in 1875, still surrounds the capitol grounds. The St. Charles Hotel remains in business.
Until the Comstock Lode began to decline in the 1880s, Carson City remained important as a freight center and as a collection and processing point for the timber harvested in the Lake Tahoe area. The finished lumber was loaded onto flatcars and sent to Virginia City via the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. The V&T was completed between Carson City and Virginia City in 1869. Thirty-six trains a day passed through Carson City.
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Period photo of Capitol
Capital today
St. Charles Hotel
Wooton Roll-Top Desk
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