Dominque Laxalt: An Iron Man That Started in A Wooden Wagon
The Historical Society of Dayton Valley features their annual May historical lecture series. The public is welcome! The lectures feature local life in days’ past and will be held at the Dayton Valley Community Center, 170 Pike St, Old Town Dayton, with light refreshments at 7 and the programs begin at 7:30 pm.
May 8
Michael Fischer will be doing a PowerPoint presentation ‘Dominique Laxalt: An Iron Man that Started in a Wooden Wagon’.
Dominque Laxalt -In about 1906, Dominique Laxalt, a Basque sheepherder from Soule, France, arrived in Nevada. While he had little education and didn’t speak English, Dominique soon became a successful sheep and cattle rancher in Nevada and California.
In 1922, the livestock market crashed, causing Dominique to seek work on ranches throughout Nevada and Eastern California. In 1926, the Laxalts, who would eventually have six children, settled in Carson City, where they operated the French Hotel and owned the Original Ormsby House. Dominique soon returned to the sheep business, raising herds in the mountains above Carson City as well as in Dayton and at Marlette Lake.
Michael Fischer is an historian and researcher at the Nevada Historical Society. Most history researchers know Michael. His knowledge of Nevada history, maps, sources, and such stored at the Nevada Historical Society is astounding.
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