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Washoe Valley (Nevada)

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The Washoe Valley, along with much of the region in the lee of the Sierra Nevada mountains, is known for its occasionally strong winds. These sometimes require the closing of U.S. 395, the principal north-south highway, to high profile vehicles. One of these, known as the
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used to pass through this transportation corridor from 1872 to 1950, with the grade highly visible through the middle of the valley, and many bridges across the creeks near Pagni Canyon were still there (as pictured above) until the
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From 1857 to 1957, Theodore Winters (1823–1906) and his daughter, Neva Winters Sauer, owned and operated a 4,000-acre (1,600 ha) cattle farm and
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occurred and swept through the canyon. There are also small bridges whose framework is still there farther south along the route.
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Video at YouTube featuring aerial views of non-populated areas and Washoe Lake in the Washoe Valley
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are 89701 and 89704, which are often associated with Carson City and other areas nearby.
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November 1994 Historical/Architectural survey of U.S. highway 95 through Washoe Valley
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Describing the Washoe Zephyr as it occurred while he was in Carson City,
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at the western edge of the valley, connecting Reno and Carson City. The
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with a quarter-mile training track. Among the ranch's famous horses was
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The valley is a main thoroughfare in northern Nevada, with
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For the census-designated place with the same name, see
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Washoe Valley, Nevada
Coordinates
39°16′11″N 119°48′18″W / 39.2697°N 119.805°W / 39.2697; -119.805


Virginia and Truckee Railroad
region
United States
Washoe County
Nevada
Reno
Carson City
Washoe people
Native Americans
Europeans
Slide Mountain
Mount Rose
New Washoe City
Washoe Lake
valley
census-designated place
Washoe Valley, Nevada
2010 Census
ZIP codes
Thoroughbred
stud
El Rio Rey
American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt
Winters Ranch
Bowers Mansion

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