The world-famous “Fremont Street Experience” and the UNR-UNLV “Fremont Cannon” football trophy, are namesakes of John C. Frémont– a mid-nineteenth-century explorer, scientist, soldier, and politician. Few realize these connections and his past fame. In 1844, Frémont and his faithful guide and friend, Kit Carson, traveled through what is now western Nevada, with cannon in tow. His official report, written with the assistance of his loyal and powerful wife Jesse, became a bestseller following its 1845 publication, and it launched his international recognition. Nevertheless, Frémont’s actions were shadowed by controversies, beginning with bringing a howitzer on a “peaceable” exploring expedition into a foreign county and then abandoning it there. By the end of the century, the West was settled, and John C. Frémont was sadly forgotten.