Statewide events celebrate historic preservation and archaeology

Posted by on Apr 25, 2012 in Historic Preservation, News | Comments Off Historic Preservation Month looks back at 150th anniversary of the Homestead Act CARSON CITY, Nev. – May is Nevada’s Archaeological Awareness and Historic Preservation Month. Since the early 1980s, this month has celebrated archaeological and historic preservation issues in the state and encouraged both residents and visitors to explore and learn about Nevada’s significant archaeological...
read more

Nevada’s Historical Markers reviewed for updates

Posted by on Feb 8, 2012 in Historic Preservation, News | Comments Off State program takes a new approach to the past Carson City, Nev. – The Nevada Historical Marker Program is taking on a new look with the adoption of updated texts for the roughly 260 signs that interpret the history of the state. Amended texts have been placed online at www.nvshpo.org, and the actual markers in the field will be changed as funding allows. The Nevada Historical Marker Program...
read more

McKeen Motor Car nominated for National Historic Landmark status

Posted by on Nov 10, 2011 in Historic Preservation | Comments Off Nation’s first piece of railroad equipment to have individual Landmark listing CARSON CITY, Nev. – Ron James, chairman of the National Historic Landmarks Committee, announced today that the McKeen Motor Car at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City has been recommended for listing by his committee. “If the nomination clears the remaining hurdles, this will be the first piece of...
read more

Comstock artifacts to be displayed in Oregon

Posted by on Oct 5, 2011 in Historic Preservation, News | Comments Off Virginia City’s African-American heritage featured in new exhibit CARSON CITY, Nev. – Four of the most significant artifacts from a 2001 excavation of a Nevada saloon are headed to Oregon to be part of an exhibit. “Black Impact: African American History in the Far West” will open On February 2, 2012 at the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon. A tobacco pipe, a brass baritone mouthpiece...
read more