Carson City is an opportunity to catch
a glimpse of Nevada’s rich and colorful history. The city’s origins
are closely linked to the creation of the state of Nevada. In 1861, when the
Nevada Territory was established, Carson City was named the capital of the territorial
government. Three years later, when statehood was bestowed, Carson City was designated
the official state capital. Carson City is so rich in history, repeat visits are necessary. Today, we focused on a walking tour of its neighborhoods.
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Bob, Jenny, Steve and I grabbed a map and hit the Kit Carson Trail, a walking path through Carson City's residential
homes district. A painted blue line and bronze medallions along the
sidewalk mark the route, which features stops at landmarks, including
1800s-era Victorian-style homes, museums and churches. More than 60
landmarks are featured along this tree lined trail. |
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Krebs-Peterson House (1914) is the location of where many scenes from The
Shootist were filmed. This 1976 movie was John Wayne's last. More about that after we see it. That said, Dr. Krebs developed an influenza treatment with
local plants...an interesting man. |
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Governor’s Mansion (1907) Nevada didn’t have a home
for its governors during the first four decades of statehood. Each street held a different treasure and we barely scratched the surface on this interesting town. We'll return. |
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We had come here here on serious business. Carson City had homebrewers come out of their basements and garages to enter the
Thirsty Boy Homebrew Competition and Bob had entered his Honey Porter into the mix. Judging was serious. |
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While Bob did not win, he learned a great deal and we all had fun rooting him on. |
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Carson has an extremely rich beer history. Nevada's longest-operating brewery was established here by John
Wagner in 1860 during the rush to Virginia City. |
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In 1910, brewmaster Fritz
Hagmeyer persuaded his brother-in-law, Max Stenz, to purchase the operation.
Stenz converted from steam beer to lager in 1913, and labeled his new
product Tahoe Beer, "Famous as the Lake." After
88 years of continuous operation, the company was liquidated in 1948, thus ending the longest-running
brewery in the state and one of Nevada's oldest businesses... And our tour of Carson City... for today! |
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1 comments:
That saying is fun... as famous as the lake. Tahoe has so much history; it is not surprising it is known for its historic breweries. But I will not know how good it is until I have some samples. :)-
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