Which famous American author lived in Carson City during the 1860s?
Mark Twain
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Edgar Allan Poe
Answer
Mark Twain, the renowned American author, lived in Carson City during the 1860s. He worked as a reporter for the local newspaper, the Territorial Enterprise, and his experiences in Nevada helped shape some of his later works, such as "Roughing It."
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