Up until 1851, the territory that would become Nevada was largely unexplored and uninhabited by non-Native Americans. At the time, the entire area was still part of the Utah territory, but with a gold rush happening in California, a few enterprising businessmen saw an opportunity to cater to travelers who just crossed hundreds of miles of the Great Basin and were about to attempt to travel through the rugged Sierra Nevada. Through that enterprise, in 1851 the settlement of Genoa was born (it was called Mormon Station until 1856).
While the town was established in what was then Utah Territory, it was the first non-Native settlement in what would become Nevada. The first post office, the first black smith, first saw mill, first newspaper, and first non-native birth in Nevada all happened here.
While much of the town was burned down in a fire in 1910, a few historic structures remain, including a court house from 1865 and the oldest saloon in the state, complete with Raquel Welch's bra.
In this town we explore historic Genoa and walk the same street that was once a wagon road, the route of the Pony Express, and the Lincoln Highway. We also take a look at some of the town's dark history, as we check out what was called the blackest incident in the state and the curse that followed it.
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