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White Pine Historical and Archaeological Society White Pine Historical and Archaeological Society: White Pine County, Nevada history. Historical photographs and history of the pony express, populated and ghost town information, cemeteries and burials, Indian Rock Art, interactive maps. (History) http://www.webpanda.com/white_pine_county/historical_society/ Ghost Towns of Nevada Ghost Towns of Nevada: Contains reports on access to ghost towns with descriptions, GPS coordinates, and photos. (History) http://www.cmdrmark.com/ghosttowns.html Trails West, Inc. Trails West, Inc.: Trails West is a nonprofit group of volunteers who identify and mark the mid-1800's emigrant trail into California. (History) http://www.emigranttrailswest.org Nevada Historical Societies Nevada Historical Societies: A listing of addresses, with web site links, of many of the state's county historical societies. (History) http://www.daddezio.com/society/hill/SH-NE-NDX.html Nevada Heritage Nevada Heritage: Dedicated to collecting, compiling and presenting Nevada historical information and materials on the Internet. Contributors are offered free web pages. (History) http://www.nevadaheritage.com/ Vanishing Nevada Vanishing Nevada: Fine art photography by Glen Sheehan from the ghost towns and mining camps of Nevada. (History) http://redsam.com/vanishing_nevada/ Carl Albert Purpus Carl Albert Purpus: Pioneer plant collector and writer in Western America around the late 1900s. Site describes findings, writings and travels, many of which were in Nevada. (History) http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/Purpus/ The Atomic Duty of Bill Bires The Atomic Duty of Bill Bires: This is a short history of Pvt. Bill Bires' military duty with the 231st Engineer Combat Battalion from Ft. Lewis, Washington. Co. He was assigned temporary duty at the Atomic Test Series in the Nevada desert in the fall of 1951. (History) http://www.aracnet.com/~histgaz/atomi/bires/ Nevada Ghost Towns Nevada Ghost Towns: Boasts over 600 sites with photos. (History) http://www.cal-neva.com/ghosts/ghosts.htm Buckaroos in Paradise Buckaroos in Paradise: Online documentation of a Nevada cattle-ranching community, with a focus on the family-run Ninety-Six Ranch, by the Paradise Valley Folklife Project (1978-1982). Articles, plus audio and video files. (History) http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ncrhtml/crhome.html Anno Atomi: Growing Up with the Atom Anno Atomi: Growing Up with the Atom: Anno Atomi documents the atmospheric atomic bomb tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site during 1957. Compiled using government press releases, and images, with comments by soldiers and citizens these detonations are known as Operation Plumbbob. (History) http://www.aracnet.com/~histgaz/atomi/ Nevada Historical Documents Nevada Historical Documents: Statehood legislation and the state constitution. (History) http://www.leg.state.nv.us/other/index.html The Nevada Civil War Volunteers The Nevada Civil War Volunteers: A non-profit, educational, Civil War reenactment organization based in Reno, Nevada. (History) http://pw1.netcom.com/~baugh1/index.html Guy & Zacks Ghosttown Adventures Guy & Zacks Ghosttown Adventures: Personal accounts of visits to ghost towns in California, Nevada, Oregon, with photos, news and bulletin board. (History) http://www.geocities.com/mrguy33/Cal-Neva_Ghosttowns.html Central Nevada Emmigrant Trail Association Central Nevada Emmigrant Trail Association: A non-profit organization dedicated to educating the local community and the general public about the history of the Emigrant (or California) Trail through Nevada. (History) http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/trailofthe49ers/ Map Index for Nevada's Historical Markers Map Index for Nevada's Historical Markers: Historical markers throughout the state. (History) http://www.state.nv.us/cnr/ndwp/markers/hist_map.htm