Nevada State Museum, Carson City


The Nevada State Museum in Carson City is one of seven Nevada State Museums operated by the Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. The primary building of the museum is the former Carson City Mint. The exhibits include:
The Nevada State Museum, Carson attracts spectators in observing and appreciating the natural and cultural heritage of Nevada. It demonstrates the state's history from the prehistoric period to the present, including, prehistoric animalian neighbors, silver mining, and American Indian culture.
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History

Nevada State Museum, Carson City came into force by conserving the Carson City mint. The mint was in operation from 1870 to 1893, and housed Coin Press No. 1, the sole coin press at the mint, which continues to strike medallions with the famed CC mint mark to this day. The museum was opened in 1941, and houses rare collections related to the history of the American West: Basketry of the Great Basin Native American people, Fey Slot Machine Collection, guns of the Old West, Chinatown cultural materials, and the silver service set made for the USS Nevada battleship.

Exhibits at the Nevada State Museum

  • Historic Carson City Mint: Coin Press No. 1 of the Mint and CC marked Comstock silver dollars
  • Nevada's Changing Earth
  • Nevada: A People and Place through Time: it offers a march through the history of Nevada. The USS Nevada Battleship is the focus of this exhibit, including silver service fashioned from 5,000 ounces of silver and lined with gold from Goldfield.
  • Under One Sky: it demonstrates the history of the earliest inhabitants of Nevada through 10,000 year-old artifacts. Situated in the latest section of the museum, this exhibit shows American Indian culture from a Native American viewpoint.