Winnemucca Nevada
State of Nevada
- Sarah Winnemucca statue to be unveiled in D.C ... - REID SPEECH AT SARAH WINNEMUCCA STATUE DEDICATION ... - GOV. AND MRS. GUINN TO UNVEIL SARAH WINNEMUCCA STATUE IN ... [Read More]
Nevada Department of Agriculture - What's New!
1200 E. Winnemucca Blvd., Winnemucca, Nevada 89445 ... Winnemucca Plant Industry District Office ... Winnemucca , NV (775) 623-5355 ... [Read More]
Nevada Historical Marker 143
The northern Paiute name Thocmetony (Shell-Flower) was bestowed on this valiant daughter of Chief Winnemucca and grandchild of the redoubtable Captain Truckee--a friend and supporter of General John C. Fremont. Sarah sought understanding between her people and whites when the latter trekked across and settled on Indian homelands. By lecturing, by writing a book (presumably the first in English by an Indian woman) and by founding a non-government school for Indian children, she worked tirelessly to remedy injustice and to advocate peace. Here at Fort McDermitt as interpreter and teacher she served well both Indians and the U.S. military. This exceptional Indian woman, a leader of her race, believed in the brotherhood of mankind. ... [Read More]
USDA Rural Development in Nevada--Winnemucca Local Office
Winnemucca Local Office T he USDA Rural Development WinnemuccaLocal Office serves the communities and tribes of Humboldt, Lander, and Pershing Counties . ... 1200 Winnemucca Boulevard E. ... Winnemucca, Nevada 89445 ... [Read More]
Nevada Historical Marker 2
This spot was part of the pioneer cemetery where rests Frank Baud and others of the pioneers who founded Winnemucca, earlier known as French Fort. Baud arrived in 1863 and is one of the men credited with naming the town Winnemucca after the famous Paiute chieftain. ... Humboldt River Basin, Humboldt County, Nevada. Located in Winnemucca, Nevada. ... Baud later became a merchant, helped build the Winnemucca Hotel with Louis and Theophile Lay, was the first postmaster, and gave the town a schoolhouse before his death in 1868. ... [Read More]
Sarah Winnemucca
The bronze statue depicts Sarah Winnemucca as she looked around the age of 35, with hair falling to her waist. She wears a dress adorned with fringe that swirls as if windswept; this and her stance impart a sense of movement. With her left arm she holds a book at her side, and in her right hand she holds a shellflower aloft. A plaque affixed to the pedestal reads Sarah Winnemucca [facsimile of her signature, “Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins”] 1844–1891 Nevada Defender of Human rights Educator Author of first book by a Native woman ... [Read More]
Nevada Historical Marker 21
About $100,000, largely French capital, was expended in building the Humboldt Canal to the Winnemucca area. Because of engineering errors and severe seepage problems between Winnemucca and Mill City, that section was never completed or used. ... Construction of the canal began in 1863. Louis Lay, a French emigrant from California, sub- contracted the first segment. Winnemucca city founder Frank Baud, another Frenchman, came on the project as a teamster. ... [Read More]
Today in History: October 14
Born "somewhere near 1844" in the Humbolt River and Pyramid Lakes area of western Nevada, Sarah Winnemucca was the daughter of Chief Winnemucca ( Po-i-to ) of the Northern Paiute people. Her grandfather, Chief Truckee (possibly Tru-ki-zo in Paiute) guided John C. Frémont during his 1843-45 survey and mapmaking expedition across the Great Basin to California. The friendships which Chief Truckee formed with the Frémont party provided an opportunity for his granddaughter to be educated in the household of William Ormsby of Carson City. Sarah Winnemucca soon became one of only two Paiutes in Nevada able to read, write and speak English. At the behest of her grandfather she became a translator for the U.S. Army and, later, for government Agents at Malheur Reservation , designated a reservation for the northern Paiute by a series of Executive Orders issued by President U. S. Grant . Later she served in this same capacity at the Yakima Reservation. ... [Read More]
Nevada NRCS Homepage
July 8, 2005—Eleven ranching families will be honored for their hard work and contribution to the history of the state when the second annual Centennial Ranch and Farms Awards are presented on Saturday, July 30, at the Winnemucca Convention Center. ... [Read More]
Congressman Jon Porter (NV03) - Press Release - NEVADA'S SECOND STATUE UNVEILED IN U.S. CAPITOL - Sarah Winnemucca Statue Formally Dedicated
“Sarah Winnemucca is Nevada’s second statue here in the Capitol. Our other statue - Senator McCarran – has been here for 45 years, which I believe marks the first time Sarah Winnemucca ever came in second to anyone. Sarah’s life story is a story of firsts. She was the first female Native American to write a book. She set up one of the first Native American schools in Nevada. And she was one of the first individuals to navigate the cultures of Native Americans and Whites – adept enough to hold an audience with the President of the United States and return to her roots to teach Paiute children,” said Reid. “As this statue takes its permanent place, I’m proud that Sarah is the newest face of Nevada in Washington, and that as a state, we have helped ensure her legacy lives on for generations to come.” ... [Read More]
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