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Monthly Archives: April 2022
Civilian Conservation Corps – Indian Division
So, we found a couple of projects that were probably created by Native American stonemasons. We give them an Ivory Soap chance of being Native American in origin – you know, 99 and 44/100%. We base this on the appearance … Continue reading
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Tagged Bureau of Indian Affairs, Carson City, CCC, CCC - ID, Civilian Conservation Corps, Civilian Conservation Corps - Indian Division, Geiger Grade Lookout and Park, John Collier, Lamoille CCC Camp, Lamoille CCC Clubhouse, Native American Stonemasons, NDOT, Nevada Department of Transportation, Nevada Highway Department, New Deal Program, Stewart Indian School
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Lone Mountain Cemetery
Look at these gorgeous gates, guarding the eternal sleep of our nearest and dearest. These gates are the creation of Randall Wungnema. We’re not sure when the gates were erected. We think it could have been sometime in the 1960s … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitol City Mortuary, Carson City, Charles J. "Mac" McGuigan, Ernest Wungnema, FitzHenry's Funeral Home, Fredrick Snyder, Lone Mountain Cemetery, Native American Burial Sites, Native American Stonemasons, Nevada State Historic Preservation Office, NRS 383.150 to 383.190, NSHPO, Randall Wungnema, Stewart Vernacular style of stone masonry, Wungnema
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Cabin in the Sky
In the 1970s and 1980s, one of the “It” places to eat was the Cabin in the Sky up on the Comstock. The Cabin was the place to see and be seen. This was the place for the view, the … Continue reading
Stewart
What can we say about the Stewart Indian School (SIS) that hasn’t already been said? So much has been written about the school, that there’s really nothing for us to say. We can start by reminding people that the school … Continue reading
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Tagged "S" Hill, BIA, Bureau of Indian Affairs, California State Railroad Museum, Carson Indian School, federal government, Great Western Steam up 2022, Habitat for Humanity, Indian Boarding School, mail order baked goods, Mountain Monogram, National Register of Historic Places, Nevada Indian Commission, Nevada Legislature, Nevada State Railroad Museum, Reservation Principal, State of Nevada, Stewart Gym, Stewart Indian School, Train swap CA - NV, V&T Depot, V&T Railroad
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Oh, the Places We’ll go…
During the shutdown, we did what millions of other Americans did – we snacked (alot!), binged on NetFlix and surfed the Web. Our surfing paid off as we found a couple of sites in Nevada that are home to prime … Continue reading
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Tagged BIA, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Charlie Paradise, Chief Rolling Thunder Mountain, Creek Tribe, Duckwater Reservation, Duckwater Shoshone Tribe, Frank Paradise, Frank Van Zant, Imlay NV, Native American Stonemasons, Netflix, Owyhee, Stewart Indian School, Thunder Mountain Monument
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