According to unofficial results the day after the election, 54% of voters approved of the ballot measure to consolidate the governments. In 2010, there was a ballot question asking whether the Reno city government and the Washoe County government should become one combined governmental body. There are two incorporated cities within the county, namely Reno and Sparks. The highest point in Washoe County is Mount Rose at 10,785 ft (3,287 m), while the most topographically prominent peak is Virginia Peak. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 6,542 square miles (16,940 km 2), of which 6,302 square miles (16,320 km 2) is land and 240 square miles (620 km 2) (3.7%) is water. Īs of 2013, "Washoe County is the first school district in the state to offer Paiute classes," offering an elective course in the Paiute language at Spanish Springs High School and North Valleys High School.Īccording to the U.S. In 1918, Washoe County elected the first woman elected to the Nevada Legislature, Sadie Hurst, a Republican. The remains of some of the members of the band were repatriated from the Smithsonian Institution to the Fort Hall Idaho Shoshone-Bannock Tribe in 1994. Three children and a woman who survived the battle were captured. A posse was formed, and on February 26, 1911, at the Battle of Kelley Creek, eight of Daggett's band were killed, along with one member of the posse, Ed Hogle. In 1911, a small band of Shoshone and Bannock led by Mike Daggett killed four stockmen in Washoe County. Washoe City was the first county seat in 1861 and was replaced by Reno in 1871. It was consolidated with Roop County in 1864. It is named after the Washoe people who originally inhabited the area. Road Closed - on I-80 from mile post 46.9 in Placer County to mile post 0.0 in Washoe County in California.Ĭhains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires - on CA-88 from mile post 41.7 in Amador County to mile post 6.1 in Alpine County in California.Ĭhains or Snow Tires Required - on CA-89 from mile post 0.0 in Placer County to mile post 13.7 in Placer County in California.Ĭhains or Snow Tires Required - on CA-89 from mile post 5.0 in Nevada County to mile post 5.2 in Sierra County in California.Ĭhains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires - on CA-89 from mile post 21.4 in Alpine County to mile post 6.7 in El Dorado County in California.Ĭhains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires - on CA-89 from mile post 8.6 in El Dorado County to mile post 0.0 in Placer County in California.Ĭhains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires - on SR-267 from mile post 9.9 in Placer County to mile post 6.7 in Placer County in California.Ĭhains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires - on SR-28 from mile post 0.0 in Placer County to mile post 11.0 in Washoe County in California.įor up to the minute road conditions, visit for California and for Nevada.Washoe County was created on November 25, 1861, as one of the original nine counties of the Nevada Territory. Chains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires - on US-50 from mile post 59.8 in El Dorado County to mile post 70.6 in El Dorado County in California.
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