How Did a Poor Geologist Become Utah’s Uranium King?
With a single uranium strike in southeastern Utah, Charlie Steen rose from broke prospector to national celebrity. The Mi Vida mine made him rich—and nearly destroyed him.
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Why Is Reno, Nevada Known as “The Biggest Little City in the World”?
Virginia Street – Reno, NevadaPhoto – Tourism Reno Reno is in a beautiful valley near the Sierra Nevada mountains in Nevada. In 1929, because there was so much to do, the city was given the nickname, “The Biggest Little City in the World.” Today, Reno is home to about 265,000 people. Long before Reno became…
