101 ► Nevada, Douglas County, Minden — Reed-Meneley Insurance —

The original building was constructed in 1951 for the partnership of Warren Reed and Willard Meneley Insurance Company. In 1953 the offices also served as the temporary home for the Douglas County Public Library. Reed's son Alan and family currently . . . — — Map (db m23742) HM

102 ► Nevada, Douglas County, Minden — Second Farmer's Bank of Carson Valley —

The Second Farmer's Bank was constructed in 1918 and operated until 1968. The bank had sound financial resources for its size and in 1933, following a bank moratorium called by President Roosevelt, Farmer's Bank was among the first in the nation to . . . — — Map (db m23700) HM

103 ► Nevada, Douglas County, Minden — The Heidlberg —

Built in 1910, few buildings in Minden have experienced a more diverse life. Its many uses include a saloon/bar, card parlor, soda fountain, grocery store, and several restaurants. — — Map (db m23361) HM

104 ► Nevada, Douglas County, Minden — The History of Sunset Park —

The members of the Minden Town Board selected this site, on the Minden-Gardnerville boundary and adjacent to the telephone company offices, as a particularly appropriate location for what they have named "Sunset Park". In the early 1900's, . . . — — Map (db m55510) HM

105 ► Nevada, Douglas County, Sheridan — CR-35 — Carson Trail - Upland Travel —

"The trail, on leaving camp, entered a strip of upland, covered with wild sage and brush and through which run several mountain streams of much beauty." - Silas Newcomb, Aug 28, 1850 — — Map (db m99819) HM

106 ► Nevada, Douglas County, Spooner Summit — 261 — Spooner Summit —

Toll Roads Johnson's Cutoff, also called the Carson Ridge Emigrant Road, passed over Spooner Summit and down Clear Creek from 1852 through 1854, but was rugged and little used. With discovery of the Comstock Lode in 1859, Spooner Summit . . . — — Map (db m69714) HM

107 ► Nevada, Douglas County, Stateline — Pony Express State Line Crossing —

NV – CA 1860 – 1861 Pony Express State Line Crossing — — Map (db m223618) HM

108 ► Nevada, Douglas County, Stateline — Sky Harbor Airport and Casino — Landing on a Wing & a Prayer —

During the late 1940s, this land was used by Sky Harbor Airport and Casino, which flew its wealthy patrons in from San Francisco to spend money in the local casinos. The airport consisted of a dirt landing strip, but with the snow-crested Crystal . . . — — Map (db m91859) HM

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109 ► Nevada, Douglas County, Stateline — 728 — The Pony Express —

In commemoration of The Pony Express, a fleeting but exciting epoch in the winning of the West. Erected April 4, 1963 by Harrah’s, William F. Harrah, President. The first Pony Express rider passed here April 4, 1860 on his way to Friday’s . . . — — Map (db m46433) HM

110 ► Nevada, Douglas County, Zephyr Cove — 207 — Carson Valley —

Carson Valley below, now a broad expanse of cultivated and pasture lands, was originally a strip of meadow along the banks of the river where 49’ers, following the California branch of the emigrant trail, rested their stock and bought vegetables . . . — — Map (db m34518) HM

111 ► Nevada, Douglas County, Zephyr Cove — 219 — Glenbrook —

Lumbering operations in the Glenbrook area of Lake Tahoe began in 1861. Consolidation of V-Flume systems in and near Clear Creek Canyon by 1872 made it possible to float lumber, cordwood, and sawed material from Spooner’s Summit to Carson City and . . . — — Map (db m21014) HM

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