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Lawrence W. Little: Recollections of My Years in Carson City: Teaching High School, Testing Highway Materials, Inspecting Heavy Construction, and Playing with Western Nevada Music Groups

Lawrence W. Little was born in Colorado in 1900. He attended public schools and college in Colorado, and came to Nevada in 1924 to be a teacher at Carson High School. After several years as an instructor in mathematics and science, Mr. Little joined the Nevada State Highway Department where he had worked during summer vacations. He also organized and played in musical groups in Carson City and Reno. Lawrence Little recalls the evolution of testing processes for Nevada roads and highways, its historical perspective on an important state agency, the history of numerous construction projects, especially at Lake Tahoe, and the cultural events in the western Nevada area.

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