
Welcome to my exploration of Nevada and the West. I've been writing about the Silver State for more than four decades—and I'm still discovering plenty of new things! I hope you enjoy.
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Sorry that I haven’t been updating this substack regularly. I have, however, been regularly posting on my old blog,
https://backyardtraveler.blogspot.com/. Please go there for new and additional stories!
Murray D. Foley
In late July 1894, Reno citizens were shocked when the local newspapers reported that a married Nevada State Senator and prominent banker, Murray D. Foley, had been shot to death by a woman who was not his wife, in her stud...
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The Bethel AME Church at 220 Bell Street in Reno has seen its fair share of changes. Built in 1910, it was the city’s first church for its black residents and played a key role in organizing Civil Rights efforts in Northern Nevada in the...
It was nearly 40 years ago when I first heard about eastern Nevada’s Bahsahwahbee, or “Sacred Water Valley,” which is home to a rare stand of Rocky Mountain junipers (also called swamp cedars).
An Ely friend said the Spring Valley location...
Edna Purviance
Despite being one of the smallest and least populated states in the union during the late 19th and early to mid 20th centuries, Nevada produced several actors and actresses who experienced some kind of noteworthy fame and su...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Rich Moreno is the author of more than a dozen books about Nevada and other places. He was awarded the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame Silver Pen Award in 2007.
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