Nevada Archives - Wells Fargo Stories

A man and woman sit at a table in a kitchen. They hold and look at pieces of paper. A laptop sits on the table in front of them.

Nonprofits are providing free financial coaching and counseling to help people amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with support from Wells Fargo.

Roosevelt Toston stands in front of his photo in the mural Wells Fargo installed at the West Owens branch in Las Vegas.

Diversity & Inclusion

Wells Fargo mural celebrates groundbreaking African American journalist

Roosevelt Toston, the first African American news reporter and anchor in Las Vegas, is among those reconnecting with the past to inspire the present through the Wells Fargo Community Mural Program.

A black and white portrait of a man with white hair and a large white mustache. To the right is a Wells, Fargo and Co. check made out to John Mill for $104.50 by Orion Clemens, Secretary of Nevada Territory.

History

A ticket to opportunity

A stagecoach ride in 1861 led Samuel Clemens to new opportunities in Nevada, where he started his writing career under the pen name Mark Twain.

History

‘Hold-the-Fort’ Ross stops a train robbery

Wells Fargo Express Messenger Aaron Y. Ross showed a deep commitment to protecting customers’ assets during a train robbery attempt in 1883.

Moviegoers line up outside of Maya Cinemas’ newest location in North Las Vegas, Nevada.

Volunteering & Giving

Now showing: The (neighborhood) transformers

As Maya Cinemas expands its effort to help revitalize Latino neighborhoods, the company continues to leverage the financing benefits of new markets tax credits.

History

From trudging through snowdrifts to leading Wells Fargo

Find out how a Wells Fargo agent in 1864 stopped at nothing to deliver mail, money, and newspapers to customers — and how he later became the company’s president.