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2. Reno, Nevada - Wikipedia

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   Reno ( / ˈriːnoʊ / REE-noh) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada–California border, about 22 miles (35 km) north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". [3] It is the county seat and most populous city of Washoe County sitting in the High Eastern Sierra foothills, in the ...

3. Washoe County, Nevada - Wikipedia

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   Washoe County was created on November 25, 1861, as one of the original nine counties of the Nevada Territory. It is named after the Washoe people who originally inhabited the area. It was consolidated with Roop County in 1864. Washoe City was the first county seat in 1861 and was replaced by Reno in 1871. In 1911, a small band of Shoshone and ...

4. Francis G. Newlands Home - Wikipedia

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   October 15, 1966. Designated NHL. May 23, 1963 [1] The Francis G. Newlands Home is a historic house at 7 Elm Court in Reno, Nevada, United States. Built in 1890, it is the mansion of former United States Senator Francis G. Newlands (1846–1917), a driving force in passage of the 1902 Newlands Reclamation Act. It was declared a National ...

5. Greystone Castle - Wikipedia

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   Greystone Castle. /  39.51306°N 119.81972°W  / 39.51306; -119.81972. Greystone Castle is a small Tudor style cottage in the Newlands Manor section of Reno, Nevada, USA. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as an example of its architectural style as well as its ties into Reno's history as a migratory divorce town.

6. Newlands Historic District - Wikipedia

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   Newlands Historic District. /  39.51583°N 119.82111°W  / 39.51583; -119.82111. The Newlands Historic District in Reno, Nevada is a historic district on the bluffs south of the Truckee River which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. It is a residential district bounded by the Truckee River on the north ...

7. Asian Americans in Nevada - Wikipedia

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   Asian Americans are a fast growing ethnic group in the US state of Nevada. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, Asian Americans were 9.1% of the state's population, [2] or 378,672 people. Filipinos are the largest Asian ethnic group in the state. [3] In Clark County, the four largest Asian groups are Filipino (52%), Chinese (12%), and Native Hawaiian ...