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RENO, Nev. — Mark Twain is finally getting some recognition in the state where he assumed his pen name as a newspaper reporter nearly 150 years ago.
The Nevada State Board on Geographic Names has voted to name a cove on Lake Tahoe’s shore for Samuel Clemens, Mark Twain’s real name. The name now goes to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names for final action.
Nevada historians think the site is where Twain accidentally started a wildfire in 1861 while preparing to cook dinner over a campfire.
