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1964 map of Gold Hill and Devils Gate mining districts, Nevada Territory
1859
Before Nevada became a state (1864), a few hundred miners at Gold Hill — in what then was the Territory of Utah — passed some anti-crime laws.
One forbade gambling: “No Banking games, under any consideration shall be allowed in this district under the penalty of final banishment from the District,” according to the Territorial Enterprise.
Photo from the University of Nevada, Reno Special Collections: by I.E. James
