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Bowers Mansion curator Tammy Busick chronicles Comstock-era family in new book
Summary
Tammy Busick, curator of Bowers Mansion, discussed her new history of the Bowers/Comstock family, research discoveries about Eilley, the mansion’s role as a regional resort, and the mid-20th-century preservation effort that led Washoe County to acquire the site.
Tammy Busick, curator at Bowers Mansion, described her newly published history of the Bowers family and the mansion’s role in Washoe Valley and Nevada’s Comstock-era past, telling Washoe Life hosts that the University of Nevada Press is publishing the book and that it is slated to appear in March.
Busick traced the mansion’s evolution: Sandy Bowers built the house near mining operations and Eilley (Eilley Bowers) later…
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