carson city became the capital of nevada in 1864.
carson city became the capital of nevada in 1864.
when did carson city become the capital of nevada?
1864
when nevada became a state in 1864 during the american civil war, carson city was confirmed as nevada's permanent capital. carson city's development was no longer dependent on the mining industry and instead became a thriving commercial center. the virginia and truckee railroad was built between virginia city and carson city. a log flume was also built from the sierra nevadas into carson city. the current capitol building was constructed from 1870 to 1871. the united states mint operated the carson city mint between the years 1870 and 1893, which struck gold and silver coins. people came from china during that time, many to work on the railroad. some of them owned businesses and taught school. by 1880, almost a thousand chinese people, "one for every five caucasians", lived in carson city.
carson city, nevada
after gold and silver were discovered in 1859 on nearby comstock lode, carson city's population began to grow. curry built the warm springs hotel a mile to the east of the city center. when territorial governor james w. nye traveled to nevada, he chose carson city as the territorial capital, influenced by carson city lawyer william stewart, who escorted him from san francisco to nevada. as such, carson city bested virginia city and american flat. curry loaned the warm springs hotel to the territorial legislature as a meeting hall. the legislature named carson city to be the seat of ormsby county and selected the hotel as the territorial prison with curry serving as its first warden. today the property is still part of the state prison.
carson city, nevada