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A Notorious Nevada First

By Steve Hall

Scott Christianson writes, "The United States' first gas-chamber execution occured in Carson City on February 8, 1924," for the November/December issue of Nevada Magazine. Early one chilly Friday morning, February 8, 1924, national attention briefly focused on the hard-rock state prison at Carson City. In the institution?s former barbershop, guards nervously strapped a frightened Chinese convict into a crude wooden chair and exited the chamber. Outside the building, dozens of curious witnesses peered through the fogged windows in order to catch a glimpse of what was about to happen. Although the state?s population numbered less than 80,000, Nevada?s reputation as a social laboratory was not limited to quickie divorce and gambling...continue to full post

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