Roundup: November 12, 2014
Almansor Court – 700 S. Almansor, Alhambra, CA.
Social Hour: 5:00 PM
Dinner: 6:00 PM
Speaker: Mark Hall-Patton
Subject: It’s Nevada’s Sesquicentennial, but not ours; How Clark County became part of Nevada
Nevada became a state in 1864, providing Abraham Lincoln with two more votes in the Senate and one more in the House of Representatives. However, the state as it came into the Union, and the state as it exists today are quite different in size and shape.
What happened to give Nevada more territory?, which states were forced to cede territory?, and when did the state constitution acknowledge the boundary changes? The answers to these questions will be the subject of this talk.
From 1864 to the 1980s, Nevada’s boundaries have been subject to confusion, relocation, and litigation (especially with California). Between politics (both regional and national), geography, surveyors, and lawyers, the boundary lines took years to stabilize, and every time they were considered stable, they took years to be finalized. While Nevada celebrates its birthday, we will look back at what went into giving it the boundary it has today.
Mark Hall-Patton has been a member of the Los Angeles Corral of Westerners for a long time. He is a Nevada historian. He lives in Nevada and is the Museums Administrator for the Clark County museum system, where he oversees the Clark County Museum, the Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum, and the Searchlight History Museum. He has been with Clark County for twenty years, and was previously the Director of the San Luis Obispo County Historical Museum in California. He has worked for both public and private non-profit museums, and has consulted with numerous start-up and established museums and museum boards.
He is a MAP surveyor for the American Alliance of Museums, and the author of two books, over 400 published articles, and has written and produced 48 local history videos. In 2009, he hosted a live interview program on C4 television in the Vegas valley, and is regularly seen on the History Channel’s Pawn Stars as a visiting expert. He has also appeared on American Restoration, The United Stuff of America, America, Facts and Fallacies, and Mysteries at the Museum.
In addition to 14 years as a Board member of the Nevada Museums Association, where he served as President from 2000-2002 and 2008-2010, he has served on the California Association of Museums and Western Museums Association boards. He is a member of the board of the Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation, and the Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame. He has been in the museum field for over 37 years, having also worked with museums in California and South Dakota. He holds a BA in History from the University of California at Irvine, and did graduate work in Museum Studies at the University of Delaware.
He is married to Dr. Colleen Hall-Patton, professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies at UNLV, and they are the parents of Joseph and Ellen Hall-Patton.
Paul McClure
Deputy Sheriff
Roundup: November 12, 2014
Almansor Court – 700 S. Almansor, Alhambra, CA.
Social Hour: 5:00 PM
Dinner: 6:00 PM
Speaker: Mark Hall-Patton
Subject: It’s Nevada’s Sesquicentennial, but not ours; How Clark County became part of Nevada
Nevada became a state in 1864, providing Abraham Lincoln with two more votes in the Senate and one more in the House of Representatives. However, the state as it came into the Union, and the state as it exists today are quite different in size and shape.
What happened to give Nevada more territory?, which states were forced to cede territory?, and when did the state constitution acknowledge the boundary changes? The answers to these questions will be the subject of this talk.
From 1864 to the 1980s, Nevada’s boundaries have been subject to confusion, relocation, and litigation (especially with California). Between politics (both regional and national), geography, surveyors, and lawyers, the boundary lines took years to stabilize, and every time they were considered stable, they took years to be finalized. While Nevada celebrates its birthday, we will look back at what went into giving it the boundary it has today.
Mark Hall-Patton has been a member of the Los Angeles Corral of Westerners for a long time. He is a Nevada historian. He lives in Nevada and is the Museums Administrator for the Clark County museum system, where he oversees the Clark County Museum, the Howard W. Cannon Aviation Museum, and the Searchlight History Museum. He has been with Clark County for twenty years, and was previously the Director of the San Luis Obispo County Historical Museum in California. He has worked for both public and private non-profit museums, and has consulted with numerous start-up and established museums and museum boards.
He is a MAP surveyor for the American Alliance of Museums, and the author of two books, over 400 published articles, and has written and produced 48 local history videos. In 2009, he hosted a live interview program on C4 television in the Vegas valley, and is regularly seen on the History Channel’s Pawn Stars as a visiting expert. He has also appeared on American Restoration, The United Stuff of America, America, Facts and Fallacies, and Mysteries at the Museum.
In addition to 14 years as a Board member of the Nevada Museums Association, where he served as President from 2000-2002 and 2008-2010, he has served on the California Association of Museums and Western Museums Association boards. He is a member of the board of the Nevada Test Site Historical Foundation, and the Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame. He has been in the museum field for over 37 years, having also worked with museums in California and South Dakota. He holds a BA in History from the University of California at Irvine, and did graduate work in Museum Studies at the University of Delaware.
He is married to Dr. Colleen Hall-Patton, professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies at UNLV, and they are the parents of Joseph and Ellen Hall-Patton.
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Paul McClure
Deputy Sheriff
Roundup: September 10, 2014
Please see the Los Angeles Westerners endorsement for the Western History Association’s upcoming convention in Newport Beach. It can be found immediately below our upcoming Roundup Announcement herein.
Almansor Court – 700 S. Almansor, Alhambra, CA.
Social Hour: 5:00 PM
Dinner: 6:00 PM
Speaker: Mark Landis
Subject: Arrowhead Springs Resort
This program chronicles the fascinating 150-year saga of the sanitariums, hotels, resort facilities, and spring water at Arrowhead Springs, in the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains. Named for the huge natural arrowhead landmark emblazoned on a mountainside, Arrowhead Springs is a beautifully preserved oasis of hot and cold flowing mineral springs. The hotels were a favorite haven for Hollywood’s greatest stars, as well as politicians, and tycoons of industry. The 1939 luxury hotel and many other facilities remain on the property today, standing as amazing reminders of the resort’s long and colorful history.
Mark Landis is a freelance correspondent for the San Bernardino County Sun newspaper, who has been writing local history articles since 2001. He is a member of several local historical societies, and an avid collector of local historic photos and memorabilia. He has recently published on a book about the history of Arrowhead Springs and the famous sanitarium and resorts that have occupied the site since the 1860’s. Mark is a native Californian, and has lived in San Bernardino County since 1984. He currently resides in
Paul McClure
Deputy Sheriff
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Saturday, October 25th Rendezvous
Our esteemed Sheriff Larry Boerio is negotiating the specifics for our October rendezvous. The most likely location will be the Andres Pico Adobe in Mission Hills and the most likely date October 25th. So far, pinning down a contract with the Adobe folks has been like trying to teach a buffalo to dance the Polka.
Wednesday, November 12th Roundup
Mark Hall-Patton a 30+ year member of the Los Angeles Corral, author of two books, writer of over 400 articles, and producer of 48 local history videos will ride in from Henderson, Nevada, to tell us how the 1864 state of Nevada grew to its present size, what states were forced to cede territory, and how Nevada’s state constitution dealt with the changes. He will also teach us how to pronounce “sesquicentennial” because this year Nevada is busy celebrating one. Please be prepared; the fact that Mark is an X-Humbug of the Quecho Posse Chapter of E Clampus Vitus may make some members see red.
Book Donations Appreciated
Are local and Western history books overrunning your home or office library? Well, Eric Nelson has the perfect solution. Donate them to the L.A. Corral for our fabulous Roundup “prix fixe” book sales. Remember this is not an auction; it’s a sale. Arrive early then distract your pards with some wild goose chase so you can sneak over to the book table and grab the pick of the litter.
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