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Nixon, George Stuart, 1860-1912

George Stuart Nixon (1860-1912) was a United States Senator from Nevada during the early 1900s. Nixon was born on April 2, 1860 on a farm close to Newcastle, California. He received his early education from public schools within California and helped with the farm until the age of nineteen. Nixon eventually found work for a railroad company and decided to study telegraphy. Nixon moved to Nevada in 1881, working as a telegraph operator for the Carson and Colorado Railroad for three years.

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Report about flood control in Virgin and Moapa Valleys

Date
1938 to 1950
Description

Narrative that describes nineteen elements of the flood control program in the Virgin and Moapa Valleys.

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The Wheel of Rotary Las Vegas Rotary Club newsletter, October 20, 1949

Date
1949-10-20
Archival Collection
Description
Newsletter issued by the Las Vegas Rotary Club

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