Minden

Minden straddles the broad floor of Carson Valley between the Sierra Nevada and the Pine Nut Mountains in western Nevada, a position that has kept the town tied to ranching, road travel and the nearby state capital. The Carson River waters the valley, while the steep eastern escarpment of the Sierra Nevada rises to the west, beyond which lies the Lake Tahoe basin. As the seat of Douglas County, Minden is a civic centre for the valley, with the Douglas County Courthouse and Minden Park in its downtown. The town was founded in 1906 by rancher Heinrich Friedrich Dangberg Jr. and named for Minden, Germany. See how Minden fits between Carson Valley and the Sierra Nevada by browsing webcams nearby.

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