Nevada State Museum, Carson City

The Nevada State Museum in Carson City[1] is one of seven Nevada State Museums operated by the Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. The primary building of the Museum is the former Carson City Mint. The exhibits include:

• The world's largest exhibited Columbian Mammoth,[2] found in the Black Rock Desert
• The silver service from the USS Nevada[3]
• The Spirit Cave mummy, North America's oldest mummy[4]

The Nevada State Museum in Carson City

References

1. "Nevada State Museum". Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
2. "The Pleistocene Nevada Exhibit". Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
3. "Exhibits". Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
4. Asher, Lara J. (September–October 1996). "Oldest North American Mummy". 49 (5). Retrieved 2010-04-18. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

Media related to Carson City Mint at Wikimedia Commons

• Nevada State Museum in Carson City