Person
Carson City
Nevada (NV)est. 1858pop. 58,639/KAR-suhn SIT-ee/
The meaning
“Son of Carr”
How it got the name
John C. Fremont named the river for his scout Christopher 'Kit' Carson in 1843, and the trading post founded on it in 1858 took the river's name. Carson himself, who could not read or write, never lived there.
Former names
- Eagle Station
- Carson City