Washoe County, Nevada: History and Information

Washoe County, Nevada

Washoe County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

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Named: Named after a small Indian tribe known as the Wassou Indians, which means tall bunch grass or rye grass. It is also reported to be the ethnic name of the small Hokan-speaking tribe that inhabited the area, the Washoe from Washiu, meaning "person".

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November 25, 1861 - Named after a small Indian tribe known as the Wassou Indians, which means tall bunch grass or rye grass. It is also reported to be the ethnic name of the small Hokan-speaking tribe that inhabited the area, the Washoe from Washiu, meaning "person". Seat: Reno - May 9th, 1868 Mexican War veterans requested the railroad officials to name the town for General Jesse Lee Reno, a Union soldier killed in action at South Mountain, near Pennsylvania and western Maryland, Sept. 14th, 1862.

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