Pat McCarran

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.

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Nevada Trivia Book!

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...

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Philip Deidesheimer

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...

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Wildlife Profile / The Jackalope

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...

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Henry Clay Hooker

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....

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