Western Nevada Memories

Bowers Mansion- A tale of the Comstock

Readers today may be experts on Nevada History and the Comstock, some may never have heard…

Jumbo Ghost Town

Washoe Valley, Nevada

Washoe Valley is home to several old west ghost towns. Mill City, Franktown…

A Sketch of Washoe Valley History

Natural History

Mystery of the Pine Nuts

“One of the most lurid mystery dramas to come out of the West.” was how the San Francisco Examiner reported it on…

Who Was Kay Martin of the Kay Martin Lodge?

By Richard Cooper, January 20, 2021

A Short History of Floods in Washoe Valley

By Richard Cooper, January 19, 2021

1925 Crime Spree in Northern California

By Richard Cooper, January 18,2021

Washoe Valley’s Newest Ghost Town

You may have heard of Washoe Valley’s ghost towns such as Washoe City and Jumbo. You may have heard…

Down a Mountain Flume

Moving Lumber From the Crest of the Sierras to the Comstock