Mark Twian Museum Virginina City NV
by LeeAnn McLaneGoetz McLaneGoetzStudioLLCcom
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Mark Twian Museum Virginina City NV
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LeeAnn McLaneGoetz McLaneGoetzStudioLLCcom
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Photograph - Photography
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In the latter part of the 19th century, Samuel Clemens reported on the Nevada constitutional convention for the Territorial Enterprise, which is when he began using his pen name of Mark Twain.Today, visitorscan browse an intriguing selection of artifacts, a collection of preserved newspaper clippings and original equipment that was once used in the newspaper’s publishing and printing. The museum allows access to both the building’s upper level, which is stocked with well-preserved artifacts, and its basement, where Mark Twain spent much of his time. While he worked at the newspaper, he also gathered material for his many stories and books from his experiences with the lively characters and events of the Comstock.
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LeeAnn McLane-Goetz
The Territorial Enterprise, Nevada's first newspaper, began its history in Genoa- Utah Territory in the 1850's. In 1855, the business had moved to Carson County, operating as a weekly for 4 years. In 1859, Joseph T. Goodman bought the Enterprise where it began printing in Virginia City on the corner of "A" and Sutton Street. When "C" Street was turned into the main street, the paper moved into the current location. The staff included Wells Drury, Dan DeQuille, Rollin Daggett, Joseph T. Goodman, editor, and most notably, Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain. Twain wrote for the Enterprise from August 1862 through May of 1864, 21 months. The first story offices and composing areas were destroyed in the Great Fire of 1875 but the subsequent debris protected the press area below. The current two-story Victorian was rebuilt in 1876 and the press continued to run until 1893. Because of floundering fortunes and funds, the Enterprise was last published in 1916. After a 36 year gap, the Territroial Enterprise was revived in 1951 by Lucius Bebbe, writer & editor, and his partner Charles Clegg, photographer. The paper ran until 1967. The museum contains the press area, Mark Twain's desk and state of the art printing equipment of the 1860's, surviving intact just as Mark Twain left it.