Genesis of Reno (eBook)

The History of the Riverside Hotel and the Virginia Street Bridge

Jack Harpster (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
256 Seiten
University of Nevada Press (Verlag)
978-0-87417-004-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Over 157 years ago-before there was a Reno, Nevada; before there was a state of Nevada; and even before there was a Nevada Territory-there was a bridge over the Truckee River at a narrow, deeply rutted cattle and wagon trail that would one day become Virginia Street. There was also a small rustic inn and tavern occupying a plot of ground at the southern end of the log-and-timber bridge, catering to thirsty cowboys, drovers, and miners. The inn and the bridge were the first two structures in what would one day be a bustling metropolitan area, and to this day they still form the nucleus of the city. The Genesis of Reno traces their history up to the present day. The 111 year-old concrete bridge that was replaced in 2016 by a magnificent new structure was honored for its longevity and unique character with placement on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.9.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• ISBN-10: 0-87417-004-4 / 0874170044
• ISBN-13: 978-0-87417-004-7 / 9780874170047