This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Remembering Carson City Pioneers and Early City Life
A nostalgic survey recalls the 1860 settlement by Governor Rudd and family, wagon routes from Denver, early buildings and saloons, and the emergence of Carson City from a sparsely populated frontier into a bustling town with hotels, banks, and neighbors like Judge Waldo and the Rockafellows shaping its growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudd
Kansas
River Streets
Cafion City
New York
Carton City
United States
California
Mrs. Rudd
Knox
Murray
Carson City
Humphrey & Topping
Kaye & Davis
D. G. Peabody
George W. Bethel
Hurley
Judge Waldo
Fred Skeel
Stage Express
Jimmie Clelland
Engleman & Co
Daly
C. R. Macklin
Whipple
Ragsdale & Sons
Patton
Shaeffer
Ed Clanning
Major Locke
Keables
Caton City
Jim Smith