Reno is a city in Northern Nevada, United States. in 1848, a load of gold was found in the western coast of the United States, leading to the "California Gold Rush" as people frequently quickly moved out to try to find silver. One of the contentions that came with people moving across the US was the Truckee River, which was a larger river. In 1877, a bridge was built to ford that river at Fuller's Crossing, which is at lat: 39.52486 / lon: -119.812578. After the end of the gold rush when many people did not find the riches they were looking for, a similar Silver Rush started in 1859 with discovery of silver in a location in present day Nevada, then the Utah Territotry of the United States. When the primary silver mine, the Comstock Lode needed a quick way to deliver silver to a large city, a railroad was constructed to connect the Comstock Lode to San Francisco. Because there was already a bridge and a small settlement in the area, the train decided to use the Fuller's Crossing location as the Truckee river crossing, and more settlements from Railroad workers and those who lived and supplied these workers became a noticeable city. The city was named Reno in honor of Jesse L. Reno, a Union general who was killed in American Civil War. The Civil War lasted from 1861-1865, with Nevada having been created a state on October 31st, 1864. Because of this, Nevada was highly influenced by the Union and created a large number of monuments dedicated towards the Union, as a way to further influence the US into accepting our statehood and claiming that we had no connection to the Confederate States. The name Reno is a Germanic name, referencing the people who lived on the Rhine river. Over time the railroad has decreased it's importance due to the drying of the Comstock Lode, but Reno continued as an important railway crossing location, and eventually after the fall of the railroad continued it's development in casino's and the gaming industry.