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1879 (Aug. 5): Gardnerville established when John M. Gardner sells 7.5 acres of his Carson Valley homestead to Lawrence Gilman for $187.50.
1885 (Jan. 13): Gilman sells a half interest in the town to victor Lundergreen for $1,250.
1885 (Jan 19): Valhalla Society founded as Gardnerville becomes the social center for Danish immigrants in Carson Valley.
1902: The first bank opens, the Douglas County Farmers Bank owned by Arendt Jensen.
1910: Court house and jail built. Volunteer fire department organized.
1923: Sewer system completed.
1934 (Jan 6): Formal government organized with town board.
1956 (Dec. 5): Douglas County Commission adopts new constitution for Gardnerville, vesting administration of the town in a five-member advisory board.
1965: Gardnerville Ranchos subdivision is developed by contractor C.E. "Red" Smith of Stockton, California. It becomes the largest community in Carson Valley with about 10,000 residents.
1978: Carson Valley Hospital restored as Office Building.
1979: Gardnerville recognized as unincorporated town by Douglas County.
1995 (Aug. 19): Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center opens in old Douglas County High School building.
FACTS ABOUT GARDNERVILLE
from Stories From the Sagebrush by Don Cox
The population of Gardnerville in 1998 was 21,275 the projected population in 2003 is 24,156.
The Median income in Gardnerville is $35,312.
The total retail sales in Gardnerville is $117,965 million.
Gardnerville's claim to fame is the fact that it is the center of business for Carson Valley's farmers and ranchers, it became a key supply point on the road south from northern Nevada tothe mining camps of Aurora in Nevada and Bodie in California.
Gardnerville got its name from from Carson Valley rancher John M. Gardner after he sold pieces of his homestead, which became Gardnerville.
Gardnerville's local legend was Milos "Sharkey" Begovich, owner of Sharkey's Nugget Casino, which contained one of the country's largest collections of Old West memorabilia.
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