Frances Humphrey Lecture Series "Nevada Transcontinental Railroad Depots" by Jean-Guy Dube

Nevada’s transcontinental railroad heritage begins in 1868 when the Central Pacific Railroad’s track laying crews reached the state, building east from Sacramento, California. As railroad construction progressed, existing and new communities were connected by ribbons of iron and steel. Towns like Reno, Winnemucca, Elko, Battle Mountain, Montello, Wells, Carlin, Palisade, Verdi, Wadsworth, Fernley, Lovelock and Mill City were on the transcontinental route. The Central Pacific became the Southern Pacific and eventually the Union Pacific. We’ll look at each community’s depot development from their first to last over the last century-and-a-half, including the sole surviving early depot at Lovelock. Join us in the parlor car as we ride the rails of Nevada history! (Photo of the Central Pacific in Carlin, 1868, courtesy NSHPO) Lecturer Jean-Guy T. Dubé works for the State Historic Preservation Office of Nevada as the National and State Register of Historic Places Coordinator. This lecture will be presented in person. Admission is $10 for adults, members and children ages 17 and under are free. Register at https://nsmconnect.nevadaculture.org/ActivityRegistration/5ace81b0-ae2b-4897-88dc-bf81ab542508 to reserve a seat.

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