<P> The town began as a stopover for California bound emigrants , but developed into a city with the Comstock Lode , a silver strike in the mountains to the northeast . The city has served as Nevada 's capital since statehood in 1864 and for much of its history was a hub for the Virginia and Truckee Railroad , although the tracks were removed in 1950 . Before 1969 , Carson City was the county seat of Ormsby County . In 1969 , the county was abolished , and its territory merged with Carson City to form the Consolidated Municipality of Carson City . With the consolidation , the city limits extend west across the Sierra Nevada to the California state line in the middle of Lake Tahoe . Like other independent cities in the United States , it is treated as a county - equivalent for census purposes . </P>
<P> The town began as a stopover for California bound emigrants , but developed into a city with the Comstock Lode , a silver strike in the mountains to the northeast . The city has served as Nevada 's capital since statehood in 1864 and for much of its history was a hub for the Virginia and Truckee Railroad , although the tracks were removed in 1950 . Before 1969 , Carson City was the county seat of Ormsby County . In 1969 , the county was abolished , and its territory merged with Carson City to form the Consolidated Municipality of Carson City . With the consolidation , the city limits extend west across the Sierra Nevada to the California state line in the middle of Lake Tahoe . Like other independent cities in the United States , it is treated as a county - equivalent for census purposes . </P>
when did carson city become the capital of nevada
when did carson city become the capital of nevada
1864
1864