Chronicles of the Comstock: The Series

Episode 001: The Historic Cemetery Memorial Marker


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Throughout the early 1900s, patients at the Nevada State Asylum in Sparks, Nevada, were buried in unmarked graves. As a young boy, Dennis witnessed the bodies being dug up during a road project. A group known as the Friends of the Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services Cemetery helped to create a memorial park to pay respect to all those buried disrespectfully. The park includes a granite obelisk memorial that contains the names of many of the people. Continue reading →
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Chronicles of the Comstock: The SeriesBy Dennis Cassinelli

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