(Eagle's Nest)
Carson City was originally name Eagle's
Nest as in the 1850's when it was
founded it was nothing more than a
trading post. The reason for the name
Eagle's Nest is due to the fact that
there was a stuffed eagle over the
entrance to the store. It seems the
oldtimers wanted to make it as easy as
posible for others to know what
geograpical location they were referring
to in conversations so they would chose
a name that denoted a physical
characteristic of the area.As more
people settled in the area and started
farming the land and building businesses
it became a main supplier of Virginia
City. The weather was just a tad bit
better that the weather at Virginia City
making Carson City a better place to live in the
winter months.
This building is the State capital which was
completed in 1870. It was built of brown
sandstone which was quarried close by, at the
State prison.
This is the way the building orginially looked
when it was completed in 1870, without any
landscaping or a fence.
This is the way the Capital Building looked,
after the landscaping, and a fence had been
installed in 1875, to keep animals from messing
around the exterior of the building, as it seem
to upset the ladies of the day who's fashion
was to wear long dresses to state functions.
A picture of the United States Mint that was
built in 1870 in Carson City, due the high cost of
transporting gold bullion and Silver to
the San Fransisco Mint. The building was made
out of brownsand stones that were quarried by
prisoners from the State penitentiary. The Mint
was in operation from 1870 to 1893 when it
closed, after having minted $40,274,434.30 worth
of coinage. If you run across any coins with the
CC (Carson City) mint marks on the coin, make
sure you hold on to them they are considerd
rare. It is presently a State museum, which is
well worth the
cost of the entry fee.
V & T
Railroad Train
Train is on display at Carson City at
the Railroad Museum.The train ran
between Virginia City and Carson City
for years taking people to the silver
Capital of the United States.
This Mansion was owned by Duane L. Bliss
who was a
lumber co. and railroad owner. He owned
the
Glennbrook Lumber co. which was the
supplier
of the
timbers that were used in the mines of
Virginia City.
This is the
Governors Mansion which is now being remodeled by private contributions as it was vacated during the Robert List administration as he did not feel good about living in splendor when Nevadans were
feeling the bite of the increased taxes he levied.
This is a bad picture due to the construction going
on so
when they finish I'll get another picture.
This covered wagon can be seen at Ragtown
which is on highway 80 a few miles West of
Fallon, a small farm communittee, about 60
miles East of Reno. The place Ragtown got
it's name from the clothes the pioneer's
would hang on the bushes at the first
water that was available after crossing the 40
mile desert. The 40 mile desert was a test of
the pioneer's determination to reach the
gold fields of California. Many articles were
discarded out in the desert between Lovelock
and the Carson River, as the sand and
heat was a great persuader for lighenting the
load so the beast of burden would be able to
make it across the sand dunes of the desert
without expiring in the heat. So many
wagons of pioneer's passed by on this route that
all the grasses and bushes were consumed for
miles around which was not to the liking of
the Piaute Indians who called this area
their land. Not only was the grass consumed,
but all the game for miles around was also
slaughtered to supply the wagon trains with a
source of food along the route. This led
to the Indians shooting, and attacking
small bands of travelers they caught out
shooting their game. Under the circumstances
you can hardly blame the Indians for protecting
their food sources from the pioneers, as once
the food was gone the the Indians knew there
would be nothing for them to eat.
