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	Nevada Ghost Towns - Boasts over 600 sites with photos. Rate this
	Anno Atomi: Growing Up with the Atom - Documents the atmospheric atomic bomb tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site during 1957. Compiled using government press releases and images, with comments by soldiers and citizens. Rate this
	The Atomic Duty of Bill Bires - A short history of Pvt. Bill Bires' military duty with Co."A" 231st Engineer Combat Battalion at the Nevada Test Sites Camp Desert Rock for the test series Buster Jangle in 1951. Rate this
	Trails West, Inc. - Trails West is a nonprofit group of volunteers who identify and mark the mid-1800's emigrant trail into California. Rate this
	Central Nevada Emmigrant Trail Association - A non-profit organization dedicated to educating the local community and the general public about the history of the Emigrant (or California) Trail through Nevada. Rate this
	Map Index for Nevada's Historical Markers - Historical markers throughout the state. Rate this
	Vanishing Nevada - Fine art photography by Glen Sheehan from the ghost towns and mining camps of Nevada. Rate this
	Buckaroos in Paradise - Online documentation of a Nevada cattle-ranching community, with a focus on the family-run Ninety-Six Ranch, by the Paradise Valley Folklife Project (1978-1982). Articles, plus audio and video files. Rate this
	White Pine Historical and Archaeological Society - History, attractions, and much information about Ely and White Pine County. Rate this
	Ghost Towns of Nevada - Contains reports on access to ghost towns with descriptions, GPS coordinates, and photos. Rate this
	Carl Albert Purpus - Pioneer plant collector and writer in Western America around the late 1900s. Site describes findings, writings and travels, many of which were in Nevada. Rate this
	Nevada Historical Societies - A listing of addresses, with web site links, of many of the state's county historical societies. Rate this
	Nevada Heritage - Dedicated to collecting, compiling and presenting Nevada historical information and materials on the Internet. Contributors are offered free web pages. Rate this
	Guy & Zacks Ghosttown Adventures - Personal accounts of visits to ghost towns in California, Nevada, Oregon, with photos, news and bulletin board. Rate this
	The Nevada Civil War Volunteers - A non-profit, educational, Civil War reenactment organization based in Reno, Nevada. Rate this

Articles in this category:

• A Brief History of the Mattress - ...
• A Brief History of Scooters - ...
• The History of Pearls - The exact time when pearls entered the history books is unknown, as they were discovered long before pen was ever put to paper. 300 B.C. is one of the earliest written recordings of pearls. Marco Polo also wrote of pearls in his travels. They were prized ...
• The History of Dogs - The History of dogs
  
  Dogs belong to the Canid family (Canidae).
  
  Dogs first appeared about 40 million years ago, before any other carnivore families like bears or cats.
  
  Carnivores have a pair of teeth similar to blades that are called c...
• The History of Coffee -
  The History of Coffee
  
  Coffee was discovered in Eastern Africa in an area known as Ethiopia. A popular legend tells of a goat herder named Kaldi. One day he noticed his goats acting frisky after eating berries from a bush. Kaldi tried the berri...
• The Bagpipe and Its History - ...
• History of Spain - The History of Spain, and how it all begun. The Iberian Peninsula was first inhabited around 8000,000 BC and has long been subject to foreign influences. The history of Spain starts from 11th centur...
• The History of Bakelite - ...
• The History of Aprons - ...
• The History of Yoga - The history of yoga is long and steeped in tradition. Contrary to what some people may believe, yoga was not developed as the newest way to slim down so they could fit into a smaller pants size.
  
  The history of yoga goes back 5,000 years. It origin...