Nelson and members of his gang arrived at Walley's Hot Springs, hiding out for a month before returning to Chicago, where Nelson was shot by FBI agents. Scenes from the 1973 movie Charley Varrick were filmed in Genoa, and the village was the set for the 1990 movie Misery, starring Kathy Bates, when the village doubled in size with buildings added and then removed after the filming. Food writer M. F. K. Fisher wrote a series of cookbook reviews for The New Yorker from her sister's home in Genoa during the 1960s. Genoa Historic District The Genoa Historic District, seven miles north of Minden, Nevada, is a portion of the community of Genoa which, as a historic district was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Historically known as Mormon Station, the historic area includes Late Victorian architecture; it includes a courthouse and city hall among 29 contributing buildings. Geography Genoa is located on the western edge of the Carson Valley, northwest of Minden, the Douglas County seat. Nevada State Route 206 enters Genoa from the south as Foothill Road, then turns east in the center of town onto Genoa Lane. According to the United States Census Bureau, the census-designated place of Genoa has a total area of , all land. Climate The area has a Köppen Climate Classification of Csb, which is a dry-summer subtropical climate often referred to as "Mediterranean". Demographics See also Mormon Station State Historic Park Notes References External links Census-designated places in Douglas County, Nevada Unincorporated towns in Nevada Pony Express stations Populated places established in 1850 Nevada State Register of Historic Places 1851 establishments in Utah Territory Victorian architecture in Nevada Historic American Buildings Survey in Nevada