Nevada was at the end of a depression in the beginning of
the century. It lost a about third of its population in the
period from 1880 to 1900. Most of its population was
concentrated in the northern part of the state. Reno was the
largest city in the state at the time.
Photo courtesy of UNR Archives.
Posted Dec. 13, 1999
Copyright 1999, Nevada Outpost
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