Nevada Archives - Wells Fargo Stories

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

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.

Natasha Jones, center, with her children, Markayla Williams and Damian Jones, in front of their home.

Housing

From public housing to homeownership

Natasha Jones is one of more than 15,000 people who have become homeowners thanks to Wells Fargo’s LIFT programs.

Students from University of Nevada, Reno, participated in GRID Alternatives' Solar Spring Break.

Environment

Solar Spring Break encourages students to give back

Nearly 200 students spent a week giving back and learning about solar power through GRID Alternatives’ Solar Spring Break.

Inside the Stagecoach

‘Lost Boy’ finds a better life in America

As a Lost Boy of Sudan, Ateny Ajak shares his dramatic story of surviving war as a child, coming to the U.S., and finding freedom.

Nonprofits are better able to assist low-income individuals thanks to Wells Fargo and the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco’s AHEAD grant program.

Volunteering & Giving

Grant recipients make ‘meaningful impact on low-income communities’

Nonprofits in California, Arizona, and Nevada are better able to assist low-income individuals thanks to Wells Fargo and the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco’s AHEAD grant program.

Nevada

Wells Fargo mural celebrates groundbreaking African American journalist

Wells Fargo mural celebrates groundbreaking African American journalist

A ticket to opportunity

A ticket to opportunity

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

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

Now showing: The (neighborhood) transformers

Now showing: The (neighborhood) transformers

From trudging through snowdrifts to leading Wells Fargo

From trudging through snowdrifts to leading Wells Fargo

From public housing to homeownership

From public housing to homeownership

Solar Spring Break encourages students to give back

Solar Spring Break encourages students to give back

‘Lost Boy’ finds a better life in America

‘Lost Boy’ finds a better life in America

Grant recipients make ‘meaningful impact on low-income communities’

Grant recipients make ‘meaningful impact on low-income communities’