Fredericksburg California started in 1864 when German settler Frederick Bruns began farming in the area. The farm became a stopover for travelers heading towards California and supplied milk and apples to mining towns. The community had a school and a post office in the late 1800s to the early 1900s. Most of the older buildings were destroyed by fire in 1986. It remains a small agricultural hamlet.
The Nevada State Museum is located on the site of the original Carson City Mint. It is a pretty substantial museum. There is a ghost town and mining exhibit below the first floor, a fairly large exhibit on the Carson City Mint including many coins, silver items made from Nevada silver, minerals and wildlife.
Some of the more famous people from Nevada’s history:
High grade ore deposits were discovered near here in 1859, ultimately producing about $400,000 in silver and gold. The deposits became know as the Comstock Lode, after Henry T. P. Comstock, who claimed ownership of the ground where the discovery was made. For the next 20 years Virginia City became a boom town, which helped bring Nevada into the Union.
