Editing Douglas County, Nevada (section)

==History==
The town of [[Genoa, Nevada|Genoa]] in Douglas County was the first permanent settlement in Nevada. Genoa was settled in 1851 by [[Mormon]] traders selling goods to settlers on their way to California. Named for [[Stephen A. Douglas]],<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA108 | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | page=108 | access-date=January 1, 2016}}</ref> famous for his [[U.S. presidential election, 1860|1860 Presidential campaign]] and [[Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858|debates]] with [[Abraham Lincoln]], Douglas County was one of the first nine counties formed in 1861 by the [[Nevada territorial legislature]].

The county seat is [[Minden, Nevada|Minden]], after having been moved from [[Genoa, Nevada|Genoa]] in 1915.

Various services run by the county include parks, law enforcement, road maintenance, building inspection, and the [[Minden–Tahoe Airport]].

Fire protection and emergency medical services are provided by the Tahoe-Douglas Fire Protection District at the lake and the East Fork Fire Protection District for the rest of the county.