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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 11h

Goshute Tribe of Shoshones of what is now northeast Nevada and northwest Utah, signed a Treaty of Peace and Friendship on Oct 12, 1863. The tribe recognized the US as friends and allowed safe passage to emigrants through their land. t.co/FSogyctSpu t.co/W58D6gRZh3

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 12h

The Gold Hill News of Oct 12, 1863, their very first edition, had a brief note on a race-based mob incident in New York City. t.co/udZrkvLtdl

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 12h

Philip Lynch and John Mundall published the first edition of the Gold Hill Daily News in Gold Hill, Nevada Territory on Oct 12, 1863. tinyurl.com/mry2skbv
"The space between Gold Hill and Virginia is almost too narrow to suggest any distinction between the two places; but..."

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 13h

F M Smith discovered Teel's Marsh, a rich Borax deposit in Esmeralda County, NV, on Oct 12, 1872. The town of Marietta followed in support of borax mining there. t.co/OssofuAP3k

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 14h

Frank Sinatra began four shows in two nights at Steve Wynn's Golden Nugget Casino in downtown Las #Vegas, NV on Oct 12, 1984. t.co/pfZhgLr2Bx
Image from Wynn Magazine.

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 14h

The Oct 12, 1901 Tonopah Bonanza, in a new town whose existence would depend on the success of its mines, had a brief message:
"Tonopah Mines are the wonder of the mining world."

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 15h

Originally from Texas, John O Moseley was inaugurated as the seventh President of the University of Nevada in Reno, NV on Oct 12, 1944. as set by the Board of Regents. Minutes of Sep 9-10, 1944: PDF: t.co/urvLhYGcZA
Note: He would resign in 1949.

History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 15h

The building had been completed months earlier, and the first classes started at the original University of Nevada in Elko, NV on Oct 12, 1874. The school closed in Elko in 1885. t.co/y3X83fJ45d
Article from the Oct 16, 1874 Pioche Record.

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 16h

The 2nd Annual Firemen's Ball in Henderson, NV was held on Oct 12, 1957. This is a photo of Henderson Mayor William Byrne allegedly purchasing a ticket for said ball. t.co/VP6qC5yYQV
Article from the Henderson Home News of Oct 10, 1957. t.co/o0NX6nnk1P

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 17h

Believed by some to be the first white settler born in Genoa, Utah Territory, Elzyette Knott Selby was born on Oct 12, 1859.
She died on Jun 9, 1944. She passed away in the town of her birth and is interred in the Genoa Cemetery. t.co/UHQvHp0Nm6

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 17h

Reno High grad, figure skater, businesswoman, Reno City Councilwoman (2012-14) and 28th Mayor of Reno (2014 to present), NV, Hillary L Schieve was born on Oct 12, 1970 in Reno, NV. t.co/7QwJtb8qeQ

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 18h

Bishop Ozi Whitaker's School for Girls officially opened in Reno, NV on Oct 12, 1876. At the end of its first term in Dec 1876, the school had 37 boarding students and 18 day students. t.co/VL2JvXxsie
Note: The site is now Whitaker Park. t.co/soQFnpCww1

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 18h

Named for the Sierra Nevada mountains, the "26th best small town in America," Nevada, Iowa was founded on Oct 12, 1853 by Johnson Edgar. tinyurl.com/2jhhhdx6
Note: Nevada, IA is also in Story County, though spelled differently than Storey County, NV.

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 19h

Miner in the Goodsprings Mining District and Clark County Commissioner (1918-20), John A Egger passed away at his Las Vegas home on Oct 12, 1966. He is interred at Palm Downtown Mortuary in Las Vegas, NV. PDF: t.co/kDXB79mZgM
A photo of John remains elusive.

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 19h

Like many Nevada desert boom towns, there was a shortage of lumber in Tonopah, NV for building purposes as per the Oct 12, 1901 Tonopah Bonanza. t.co/XbhrOCxHLl
Note: Lumber arrived in Tonopah from the Sierra Nevadas and from buildings moved from other failed boom towns.

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 20h

According to the Oct 12, 1950 Basic High School Lobo News, 113 lbs "is a lot of weight for one little gal to be throwing around."
Poor June Ledbetter.
t.co/jzO1YyV1BT

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 20h

Arrived in Nevada in 1880, longtime Gardnerville, NV merchant (Gardnerville Shoe Store), Oley O Haugner was born in Norway on Oct 12, 1855. He died in 1940 in Gardnerville, NV. t.co/J5HXZmRfZN
Photo via www.clairitage.com.
Ad from the Dec 20, 1921 Carson Appeal.

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 1d

UNLV Digital Collections has a slightly blurry photograph in Las Vegas, NV " looking west on Convention Center Drive" taken on Oct 11, 1985. One of the buildings in the middle is the Valley Bank Center. tinyurl.com/2hd7v67u

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 1d

The Las Vegas High School Wildcats hosted the Kingman High Bulldogs on Oct 11, 1930. This was the first game played on the new field in Las Vegas, later named after Coach Butcher. Photo of Eather Leavitt from that day. tinyurl.com/mrxjx3tj
Las Vegas Age article, same day.

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 1d

UNR Special Collections has a photo of entertainer Kathleen "Kitty of Cork" O'Neil in Virginia City, NV dated Oct 11, 1867. tinyurl.com/3hwubkcr
O'Neil was part of a troupe performing at Piper's Opera House that week. Oct 11, 1867 Gold Hill News ad. t.co/677ZQzsGqN

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 1d

The Oct 11, 1866 Carson Appeal reported that Mark Twain was lecturing in California and that he would soon return to Nevada (which he did). t.co/i2miE9z2uC

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 1d

Las Vegas Metro Police Officer Marc Alan Kahre was shot and killed by the suspect he was following on Oct 11, 1988. t.co/uNfgnFFd6s #EOW
Kahre is interred at Palm Memorial Park in Las Vegas, NV.

History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 1d

Brothers Edwin and William Kiel were found murdered at Kiel Ranch, now in North Las Vegas, NV, on a windy Oct 11, 1900 by Hiram Stewart, son of Archibald and Helen Stewart. Given the animosity between the families, this was an unbelievable coincidence. t.co/kl0VftYeEO

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 1d

The Oct 11, 1924 Las Vegas Age reported that Nevada Governor James Scrugham would be arriving in Las Vegas with officials from the US Department of Agriculture to see if Clark County is well suited for growing dates and grapes.

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History:Nevada @historynevada.bsky.social · 1d

Announced in Jan 1968, Bill Harrah opened the $6 million hotel for Harrah's Reno with 326 rooms across 24 floors in Reno, NV on Oct 11, 1969, though it was only 60% complete at the time. t.co/dyjgHaW4H5

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