Few realize that the world’s most famous black fire opal – the official Nevada State Gem – was discovered in Nevada’s remote Virgin Valley in 1918. The Nevada Appeal, the Silver State's oldest ...

Virginia City’s boom in the later half of the nineteenth century brought some of Nevada’s early Black residents to the community for its wealth and opportunity. VIEW E-EDITION 25¢ for 3 mos ...

The mining boom drew people from all over, Curtis said. Virginia City is particularly notable because it was integrated. Black residents – numbering 44 in 1860 before Nevada became a state and ...