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Minden is a unique town among the towns in Nevada, and probably even among towns in the United States, for it was mapped and defined on the ground before a building was erected. As a result, it's neatly laid out streets served as the guide for growth during the first fifty or so years. Since the 1920's new subdivisions have altered the symmetrical pattern of the town, but quality and pride remain. More > History tells us that the Virginia & Truckee Railway, by terminating where it did in 1906, was the catalyst for the new village of Minden. Track laying from Carson City to somewhere in the Carson Valley began in late 1905 and even at this time, there existed in the mind of the public the thought that the railroad would not only reach Gardnerville, but would extend as far as Bodie with perhaps a branch reaching Alpine County. The town was named after Minden, Germany, near the birthplace of H.F. Dangberg. There is no question that the Dangbergs made the town. The Dangberg Company presented a plan of the town of Minden to the Douglas County Commissioners in July of 1906. The nucleus of the town developed from 1906 until around 1940. During that time, the Minden Inn was a getaway destination for some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Clark Gable and Jean Harlow. In the late 1950s some small subdivisions appeared, and the business strip along Highway 395 accommodated some new commercial ventures. By the mid-1970s the explosion happened, and from that point on major subdivisions and exciting new businesses created a growth pattern that rolled into the 1980s and right up to this date. No let up appears in sight. More

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