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*In 1849, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made the first non-Indian settlement in Nevada at '''Mormon Station, now Genoa'''. Settlers from Salt Lake City also colonized '''southern Nevada, such as the Las Vegas area, in the 1850's'''. Most of these settlers were called back to central Utah in 1857, but new efforts at colonization were under way in southern Nevada by the mid-1860's. | *In 1849, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints made the first non-Indian settlement in Nevada at '''Mormon Station, now Genoa'''. Settlers from Salt Lake City also colonized '''southern Nevada, such as the Las Vegas area, in the 1850's'''. Most of these settlers were called back to central Utah in 1857, but new efforts at colonization were under way in southern Nevada by the mid-1860's. | ||
*In 1859, the Comstock gold and silver deposits were discovered in '''the Carson Valley'''. Thousands of '''Cornish, Irish, and other miners came from California''' and established the boom town of Virginia City. | |||
In 1859 the Comstock gold and silver deposits were discovered in the Carson Valley. Thousands of Cornish, Irish, and other miners came from California and established the boom town of Virginia City. By 1870, the census records listed over 40 percent of all Nevada residents as having come from Britain, Germany, Ireland, China, and Canada. | *By 1870, the census records listed over 40 percent of all Nevada residents as having come from '''Britain, Germany, Ireland, China, and Canada'''. | ||
*After 1880, '''Italians''' came in large numbers to Nevada. They were the largest immigrant group reported in the 1910 census, numbering nearly 3,000. *'''German, English, Irish, and Greek immigrants''' were also major groups within the total 1910 population of just over 80,000. | |||
After 1880, Italians came in large numbers to Nevada. They were the largest immigrant group reported in the 1910 census, numbering nearly 3,000. German, English, Irish, and Greek immigrants were also major groups within the total 1910 population of just over 80,000. There have also been small numbers of Mexicans and Blacks in the state since the days of the early mining camps. | *There have also been '''small numbers of Mexicans and Blacks''' in the state since the days of the early mining camps. | ||
*More recent immigrants to Nevada have included '''Basque sheepherders from the Pyrenees Mountains of Spain and France.''' Today it is estimated that between 5,000 and 10,000 Nevadans are of Basque descent. Helpful information on Basque settlement in Nevada is in Flavina Maria McCullough, ''The Basques in the Northwest: A Dissertation'', 1945, Reprint (San Francisco, California: R and E Research Associates, 1974); Family History Library {{FHL|256760|title-id|disp=film 940048 item 4}}. | |||
More recent immigrants to Nevada have included Basque sheepherders from the Pyrenees Mountains of Spain and France. Today it is estimated that between 5,000 and 10,000 Nevadans are of Basque descent. Helpful information on Basque settlement in Nevada is in Flavina Maria McCullough, ''The Basques in the Northwest: A Dissertation'', 1945, Reprint (San Francisco, California: R and E Research Associates, 1974); Family History Library {{FHL|256760|title-id|disp=film 940048 item 4}}. | |||
Descendants of the original inhabitants— the Paiute, Shoshoni, and Washo Indians— live on small reservations scattered through the state. A few records of American Indians are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under NEVADA - NATIVE RACES. Others are listed in the subject section of the FamilySearch Catalog under the names of the tribes. | Descendants of the original inhabitants— the Paiute, Shoshoni, and Washo Indians— live on small reservations scattered through the state. A few records of American Indians are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under NEVADA - NATIVE RACES. Others are listed in the subject section of the FamilySearch Catalog under the names of the tribes. | ||