Silver City, Nevada Featured in Western U.S. Rural Development Publication
Silver City, Nevada - Silver City, a Lyon County community located in the historic Comstock region near Virginia City, was highlighted in the Fall 2016 issue of Rural Connections, a publication of the Western Rural Development Center.
The article describes how "the community of less than 200 people has produced a remarkable body of work over the last 50 years that has contributed to recreational economies in a unique way. They’ve produced regionally and nationally recognized work in archaeology; anthropology; visual art; theater; music; photography; and historic preservation; as well as academic research and projects on the Great Basin, the historic Comstock region and other parts of Nevada and the world. Many have created hand-crafted items in silver, wood, gemstones, clay, etc. and examples can be found in diverse places, from the Smithsonian American Art Museum to the region's historic cemeteries, homes and buildings."
The Rural Connections magazine is published to inform the nation on timely research and activities by the West’s land-grant institutions and regional/national agencies as it relates to rural development issues in the West.
Contributors include researchers, faculty, Extension researchers, specialists and agents, practitioners, and professionals from throughout the West. To read the Rural Connections Fall 2016 issue, follow the link below:
http://wrdc.usu.edu/files/publications/publication/pub__606284.pdf
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