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 Historic Periods 

Brief Summary of Nevada History 
Natural Setting 
The Beginning  (Pre-History)
Prehistoric Americans (8,000B.C-1800)
Native Americans (1800-Present)
First Explorers
(1826-1844)
Western Emigrants (1841-1850)
Mormons
Miners (1850-1859)
Early Mining Boom (1859-1862)
Nevada Territory and Statehood (1861-1864)
Bonanza (1864-1881)
The Passing of the Frontier(1826-1900)
Depression (1881-1900)
Tonopah- Goldfield Boom (1900-1915)
Later Mining (1915 +) 
Transportation and Tourism 
Federal Projects
Political Problems
Human Rights
Atomic Testing
The 1980's
The 1990's