CARSON NUGGET

Occupying nearly 30,000 square feet on the main street of Carson City, just a block north of the State Capitol building, the Carson Nugget has been witness to 60 years of Nevada history... Built by Richard Graves in 1953, the casino was an instant success. "The Carson Nugget took right off," Graves said when interviewed in 1978 for the University of Nevada's Oral History Program. "It was very surprising to me because Carson was a sleepy little town: There wasn't much business in town."