Charlotte Parkhurst

"One Eyed Charley" a legendary, tough, one-eyed California stagecoach driver from the Gold Rush era who lived as a man but was discovered to be female after death. Kicked in the eye by a horse, she wore an eyepatch, dressed as a man for work, and became famous for her fearless stagecoach driving, eventually dying in 1879; the revelation of her gender upon autopsy surprised many. Portrait hangs in the Eagle Bar.

Captain Jim Henukeha

A prominent leader of the Washoe Native American tribe in the mid-19th century. He is known for his efforts to maintain peaceful relations with white settlers during the Paiute War of 1860, during which he attempted to aid the white population. In 1892 traveled to Washington D.C. to plead with the Government to stop destroying the Pine Nut trees and allow hunting & fishing rights to the Washoe Tribe. Portrait in Eagle Bar.

"Bad Man" Sam Brown

In 1861 Sam Brown was the worst desperado in Virginia City. At 6' tall, 200lbs he wore a Bowie knife on one hip and a pistol with 11 notches (for every man he killed) on the other. When Sam was sober he was dangerous, but when drunk he was lethal. On July 7th of 1861 Sam Brown was shot down by Henry Van Sickle after inciting a shootout and chase. On July 9, 1861, Henry Van Sickle was fully exonerated with a ruling of "Death by a just dispensation of an all-wise providence at his own expense." Portrait hangs in the Eagle Bar.

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