The old house at the maintenance station was originally the sharp place, and he was the sheriff at that time. Smith came across s nevada on his way to california in 1827. A story of violent faith, the 19th wife, everneath, by your side, thunderhead, autoboyography. Washoe county, nevada genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Compare properties, browse amenities and find your ideal property in vya, nevada javascript must be enabled. List of books and articles about nevada history online. Located in far northern washoe county, in long valley was the lonely outpost of vya. Sutcliffe, nevada project gutenberg selfpublishing. After an almost 30hour, 50mile 80 km walk, stolpa was found near vya. We had a great time at the nevada northern railways centennial celebration. The little buildings to the right are bunkhouses for workers and guests visiting from reno when they stayed over. Find unique places to stay with local hosts in 191 countries.
Welcome lodging reservations long valley gallery contact us treasures of nevada nature and history previous. The latest book by jerry aaron about the history, explorers and geography of the silver state. Guide to washoe county, nevada ancestry, genealogy and family history. This inviting 21st century log home is awaiting your visit, whether you just want to escape the big city noises and crowds or love to explore nw nevada, come for a visit alone or bring friends and family the ranch house sleeps six or more. We stayed over the night before in eureka, and managed to get into ely in time to join in the pancake breakfast that. Books about nevada, books of nevada flag store sign and banner. Chronicle of nevadas great basin is an interesting and informative. Starting at denio, well see the bog hot springs, shelton national wildlife refuge, vya, and diessner. Vya, nevada project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The nevada judiciary website contains regularly updated information dealing with the supreme court of nevada, administrative offices of the court, among. In the winter of 1993, a young man named jim stolpa, his wife, and baby, became snowbound while driving through northern nevada.
History early exploration in the 1770s several spanish explorers came near the area of presentday nevada but it was not until half a century later that fur traders venturing into the rocky mts. Romesha enlisted in the army in september 1999, as. Vya nevada nevadagram from the nevada travel network. This long awaited book will be welcomed as a comprehensive and candid. A history of the silver state shepperson series in nevada. Then well cross a dry alkali lake to cedarville and eagleville, california. Valley poeville spanish springs sun valley sutcliffe verdimogul vya wadsworth. Two newer log cabin style homes one 3b2b, the other a 2b. The only infliction of the death penalty in the history of washoe county occurred when j. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Along the historic applegate lassen emigrant trail in the ghost town of vya, nevada 1. The vicinity of vya has since evolved into the old yella dog ranch, a working guest ranch, with facilities for rvs and camping. Michael green has given us a new, refreshing overview of nevadas colorful history. When the vya post office opened on september 29, 1910, it was named for vya wimerthe only child of roy and artie.
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