Pat McCarran
We have named roads and airports in his honor, but most Nevadans don’t know who Pat McCarran was. I have heard and read many stories about Pat McCarran over the years; I hope the stories you are about to read will give you an insight to who and what Pat McCarran was.
Nevada, The Civil War and the Flags of the Civil War
NEVADA, THE CIVIL WAR AND FLAGS OF THE CIVIL WAR There isn’t a week that goes by that someone doesn’t start spouting their views on the Confederate flag issue. What I find interesting is that both sides are almost always completely misinformed? In an effort, to...
Nevada Trivia Book!
"Battle Born Nevada Trivia" is a new comprehensive trivia book by Martin T. Smith. He saves a few of his favorite stories from his sold-out book, "Nevada Outhouse Trivia," and adds 24 new short stories, new Nevada trivia, great photos and some surprises. Without a...
Philip Deidesheimer
Philip Deidesheimer If you are old enough to remember watching “Bonanza” on television, or perhaps if you had a good Nevada history teacher, you may have heard of Philip Deideshesheimer. Appropriately for Nevadans, on October 31, 1959 the television...
Wildlife Profile / The Jackalope
The Nevada Jackalope (NevadaLepus-temperamentalus) is one of the rarest animals in the world. It is a cross between an extinct pygmy-deer and a killer-rabbit. They are extremely shy unless provoked. None have ever been captured alive but a few Jackalopes have...
Wildlife Profile / Desert Bighorn Sheep
Scientific Name: Ovis canadensis nelsoni Classification: Mammal Size: Length: 5 feet. Height: 2 ½ – 3 ¼ (at shoulders). Weight: male 140 – 180 pounds. Female 90 – 150 pounds Life Span: 6 – 8 years. A ram in the river mountains lived at least 18 years. A ewe in...
Bertha Raffetto
Read the story about how the Nevada state song – ‘Home Means Nevada’ – came to be written by Bertha Raffetto on May 29th, 1949. A recollection in the composer’s own words.
Nevada Memories, The Denio Trip
Nevada Memories Some years back in February, I took my wife up to Winnemucca and stayed overnight at the Winnemucca Inn so we could have dinner at “The Martin”, The Martin Hotel Basque restaurant. The trip was kind of a Valentine getaway. Now I know what you’re...
Wildlife Profile / Rocky Mountain Goat
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Oreamnos americanus CLASSIFICATION: Hoofed ruminant mammal SIZE: Rocky Mountain goats are approximately two and a half to three feet tall at the shoulder and four and a half to five feet long. They weigh between 200 and 250 pounds, though the heaviest...
Henry Clay Hooker
If you are scratching your head right now thinking that you’ve heard the name of Henry Hooker, you probably have. Henry Hooker was played by Charlton Heston in the movie Tombstone. In real life Henry Hooker was a wealthy cattleman and a friend of Lawman Wyatt Earp....