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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. By 1870, the census records listed over 40 percent of all Nevada residents as having come from Britain, Germany, Ireland, China, and Canada. | 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. | ||