page_title: Truckee Meadows
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Truckee Meadows / History
caption_attribution_description: English: The Damonte Ranch House listed on the National Resister.[1]
context_page_description: The Truckee Meadows is a valley in Northern Nevada, named for the Truckee River, which collects and drains all water in the valley. Truckee Meadows is also colloquially used as a name for the Reno metropolitan area, even though the metro area includes areas outside this valley.
context_section_description: 1857 pioneer rancher Peleg Brown, a Rhode Island native arrived in the Truckee Meadows with his brother, Joshua. The two brothers introduced alfalfa to the area and built their home (Damonte Ranch House) 150 years ago which still stands today.  The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which caused the Nevada Department of Transportation to divert the construction of Interstate 580 and U.S. Route 395 freeway around the property to preserve the home and ranch.
caption: Damonte Ranch House built 150 years ago which still stands today.  The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places,
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