The general organization of this brochure was derived from similar documents prepared by the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. The suggested reading list was modified from one prepared by Mr. Scott Brooks-Miller of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Our thanks go to those two agencies and to Mr. Brooks-Miller. I would like to offer special thanks to Elisabeth Potter, National Register Coordinator, now retired, from the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, for her inspiration.

This guide is intended to be used in conjunction with National Register Bulletins published by the National Park Service Interagency Resources Division, as follows: Bulletin 15, How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation; Bulletin 16A, How to Complete the National Register Registration Form; and when applicable, Bulletin 16B, How to Complete the National Register Multiple Property Documentation Form.

The vignette on the cover of the 2001 revision is from an 1865 state bond, and was generously provided by the Nevada State Library and Archives. The original lithography was executed by the Britton and Company of San Francisco. Several of the motifs depicted appear on the official state seal, which was designed in 1864 during the second constitutional convention in Carson City, and adopted by the state legislature in 1866. This vignette captures a wide range of themes in Nevada history from pioneer wagon trains, mining and agriculture, to the indigenous native peoples.

Mella Rothwell Harmon
Historic Preservation Specialist
June 1998
Second Revision, June 2001