Nevada: The Silver State

• Other Nicknames:
• Sagebush State
• Battle-Born State
• Capital: Carson City
• Major Cities
• Las Begas
• Reno
• Elko
• Ely
• Winnemucca
• Major Geographical Features
  • Sierra Nevada Mountains
  • Mojave Desert
  • Colorado River
  • Lake Mead
  • Lake Tahoe
  • Pyramid Lake
  • Toiyabe Mountains
  • Monitor Mountains
  • Schell Creek Mountains
  • Humboldt River
• National Parks: Great Basin National Park
• 1848: The United States gains control of Nevada through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
• 1859: Gold and silver are discovered in the Comstock Lode
• 1864: Nevada becomes the 36th state
• 2002: Gambling adds $9 billion to Nevada's economy
• Motto: "All for our country"
• Name Meaning: "Snow-Capped" (Spanish)
• The Hoover Dam on the Colorado River creates Lake Mead
• Industries
  • Tourism
  • Gambling
  • Nevada's largest industry
  • Mining
  • Agriculture
• Nevada has the highest marriage rate... due to couples' eloping to Las Vegas to be married by Elvis...
• Interestingly, Nevada also has the highest divorce rate...
• Driest state in the Union
• Lake Mead is one of the largest artificial lakes in the world
• 87% of Nevada is owned by the federal government
• Nevada is the fastest growing state by population
• The population has doubled since 1980