Over 157 years ago--before there was a Reno, Nevada; before there was a state of Nevada; and even before there was a Nevada Territory--there was a bridge over the Truckee River at a narrow, deeply rutted cattle and wagon trail that would one day become Virginia Street. There was also a small rustic inn and tavern occupying a plot of ground at the southern end of the log-and-timber bridge, catering to thirsty cowboys, drovers, and miners. The inn and...
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