Downtown Reno

Looking south on Virginia Street in downtown Reno, from around First Street. The wooden Virginia Street Bridge over the Truckee River can be seen in the distance.

Date Uploaded: November 15, 2020

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Contributor: Ken Clark on Facebook

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Source Caption: I recently ran across this photo of downtown Reno dated May 9, 1868. I haven't seen this photo before so I thought I would share it. S. Virginia and First looking south. photo credit unknown. Central Pacific officials looked ahead of the eastward progress of railroad construction to select a site for a station in western Nevada. Myron Lake's vast acreage on both sides of his bridge looked suitable. Early in March 1868 Charles Crocker of the Central Pacific got together with Lake; ultimately the latter offered to deed 80 acres of land to the railroad if it would build its depot within the town site limits.

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