A visit to Genoa, Nevada's oldest settlement!

About fifteen minutes outside of Carson City, nestled against the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains, resides Nevada's first settlement, Genoa. Established in 1850 by Mormon pioneers in what would eventually become the Nevada Territory, Genoa was home to Nevada's first newspaper, hotel, and court. The Genoa Bar, billed as "Nevada's Oldest Thirst Parlor", was frequented by such famous men as Mark Twain, Teddy Roosevelt, and Johnny Cash.

Artist depiction of the town in 1850


Much of the town was destroyed by a fire in 1910, but many historic buildings survive and are now part of the Genoa Historic Distric, also known as Mormon Station.


This is a reproduction of the original fort at Mormon Station, rebuilt in 1947 after the fire of 1910


Beautiful grassy area just inside the fort




Examples of wagons used by the pioneers in 1850




Another park and wooded area sits adjacent to Mormon Station






Check out the full story over at http://oh-ventures.com/?p=403

Great read. Thanks for sharing

That looks like an awesome place to visit full of Nevadas great history! I'm gonna have to add that to my list of places to go. Thanks for sharing!

Great shots Andrew! Just went over and read the whole article! Thanks for the history lesson! Learned something new tonight

Very cool, need to add to my must visit list.

Good stuff :thumb:

Definitely one of the coolest places I've visited! Nice that's a little smaller and not to much of a tourist trap, at least off-season anyway. One of these days I really wanna check out that Thirst Parlour and have a drink!

Great find!! I enjoyed your blog!

It's also a nice little wheeling trip to the top of Genoa Peak (the mountain that Genoa lies at the base of) which gives you a great view of Lake Tahoe and the Carson Valley.

Desert Crawler said:

It's also a nice little wheeling trip to the top of Genoa Peak (the mountain that Genoa lies at the base of) which gives you a great view of Lake Tahoe and the Carson Valley.

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I wonder where to pick up that trail you are mentioning?

Desert Crawler said:

It's also a nice little wheeling trip to the top of Genoa Peak (the mountain that Genoa lies at the base of) which gives you a great view of Lake Tahoe and the Carson Valley.

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There are a couple cell phone towers up there that I have worked on. Awesome views in every direction, especially looking out at the lake. I know the park rangers shut down the road to the top during the winter though.

Nicalife said:

I wonder where to pick up that trail you are mentioning?

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It runs from the NDOT station near Spooner Lake to a neighborhood atop Kingsbury. Message me if you would like better directions or perhaps I could show you the way when the snow melts.

Very cool Andrew!
Got to go see that.