The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Columbia Encyclopedia World Factbook Columbia Gazetteer American Heritage Coll. The city still has railroad, distributing, and warehousing activities.
Tourism is a major industry, and light manufacturing is prevalent.
In the Reno metropolitan area marked by rapid residential growth, Sparks doubled in population between 1970 and 1990. Points of interest include a planetarium and a monument honoring the Chinese who built the railroad. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Click here to shop the Bartleby Bookstore .