Tag: sesquicentennial

The Appeal today has two articles online about Carson City's early years. Trent Dolan looks at the problems newspapers would have in the early days getting basic supplies. Rolls of paper would have to come over the mountains from Placerville, brought by stagecoach. When it snowed, nobody could get over the mountains so there was no paper. Emergency supplies would be brought by people on foot, carried on their backs.

The other article is a look at Carson City's Lone Mountain Cemetery, and some of the people that are buried there.

The Appeal today only has one article online about Carson City's early years. It's a look by Sue Ballew at one of Carson City's early newspapers, the Carson Daily Independent. She looks at the front page from September 1, 1863, and sees that it contains news on Civil War concerns, and a message from Abe Curry.

The Appeal has two articles online today about Carson City's early years. Guy Rocha continues his story with a look at the fates of one of the founders of Carson City, Frank Proctor. And Sue Ballew looks at the aftermath of the Pyramid Lake War, along with a few comments from myself on the fate of Anton Tjader, a doctor who was thought killed in the ambush but actually survived.

The Appeal has two articles online today about Carson City's early years. Guy Rocha continues his story with the founding of Nevada Territory, and Sue Ballew takes a look at the Pyramid Lake War.

The Appeal just has one article online today about Carson City's early years, a look from Sue Ballew at how the newspapers covered the news back in the 1860s. Also, a trivia question about the Capitol dome.

There is also, in the newspaper, another article in Guy Rocha's series about the early days of Carson City, this one concerning the intrigue surrounding the efforts to declare Carson City the state capital. But that article hasn't appeared on the website yet. Update: It's online now: Carson City's stature grows quickly in late 1850s.

The Nevada Appeal has a couple more articles today about the early history of Carson City. The birth of a new city by Guy Rocha details the founding and first few months of the new town in the Eagle Valley, and Sue Ballew presents the front page of the Territorial Enterprise from Dec. 31, 1859, in PDF format.

The Nevada Appeal started its coverage of the Carson City Sesquicentennial today. There was one article on the front page, and a couple more in section C.

First was an article by editor Barry Ginter detailing all the events that are planned to celebrate the Sesquicentennial. It sounds like the big bash will be on August 16th, a huge block party that will take over much of downtown. Other small events are scattered throughout the summer.

There is an article by Guy Rocha about the founders of Carson City. Even though Abe Curry is widely held as the "father" of Carson City, he actually had three business partners that helped him get the town started. This article is a preview of a talk Guy will be giving at the State Museum next Tuesday, the 26th. Details on the talk are in the article.

There is a story by Sue Ballew about the first newspaper printed in Carson City, a 1859 edition of the Territorial Enterprise. The Enterprise was started in Genoa, moved to Carson City for a bit, then finally wound up in Virginia City where it found its greatest fame. The Daily Appeal, precursor to the Nevada Appeal, was started in 1865. The front page of that 1859 edition of the Enterprise is available to download on the Appeal's website.

And finally they have a quick quiz about Carson City history facts.

All of this reminds me that I really need to get working on new articles for Carsonpedia. That site has been kept in a state of quiet neglect just because I've had other priorities (and a baby crying in my ear all day), but I need to throw it at least a small bone every couple of days, just to keep it fresh.