Carson-city meaning

The capital of Nevada, in the western part of the state near the California border on the east side of Lake Tahoe. Named for Kit Carson, it grew after the discovery of the Comstock Lode in 1859.
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Capital of Nev., near Lake Tahoe.
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The capital of the US state of Nevada.
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Origin of carson-city

Named after explorer Kit Carson

Sentence Examples

  • Of the manufacturing establishments in the state in 1900, 109, or 47.8%, were situated in Reno, Carson City and Virginia City, named in the order of their importance.

  • The state maintains a penitentiary at Carson City and an insane asylum at Reno.

  • In 1858 Carson City was laid out, and in the following year the people of Carson county held a mass meeting and chose delegates to a constitutional convention, which met at Genoa on the 18th of July 1859, and in ten days drafted a constitution.

  • The third constitutional convention in its history now met at Carson City and drew up a constitution which was duly ratified.

  • Currently, there are 16 counties and one independent city, Carson City.

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