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Opened in 1940 as a library, it was converted around 1945 to a Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital branch. From 1977 to 1984, the building was used by the Boy Scouts of America for meetings. It opened as the Desert Valley Museum on May 23, 1985. In July 2001, the name was changed to the Virgin Valley Heritage Museum.
Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center: Gardnerville: Douglas: Local history Operated by the Douglas County Historical Society Central Nevada Museum: Tonopah: Nye Local history website, photos, exhibits include Tonopah Army Air Field, area railroads and mining equipment, operated by the Central Nevada Historical Society Children's Museum of ...
The Virgin Valley Heritage Museum has exhibits about area pioneers and local history. The museum building, built in 1940, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places . Mesquite is a stopping point for those traveling along I-15 between Salt Lake City , Las Vegas, and Los Angeles .
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The downstream Nevada half of the valley has the very beginnings of Lake Mead, about 20 miles (32 km) upstream, where the Virgin River used to flow. Littlefield, AZ in the valley's northeast [ 4 ] is located at 36°54′0″N 113°56′0″W / 36.90000°N 113.93333°W / 36.90000; -113.
Striking images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA’s Terra satellite show just how massive the snowpack was. The satellite images below show the Sierra Nevada ...
Virginia City Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing the former mining villages of Virginia City and Gold Hill, both in Storey County, as well as Dayton and Silver City, both to the south in adjacent Lyon County, Nevada, United States.
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