Nevada is officially known as the "Silver State" because of the importance of silver to its history and economy. It is also known as the "Battle Born State" because it achieved statehood during the
Civil War (the words "Battle Born" also appear on
its state flag); due to the
presidency of
Abraham Lincoln, the Union benefited immensely from the support of newly awarded statehood by the infusion of the monetary support of nearly $400 million in silver ore generated at the time by the
Comstock Lode. It is also known as the "
Sagebrush State", for the native plant of the same name; and as the "
Sage-hen State". The state's name means "snowy" in Spanish, referring to Nevada's small overlap with the
Sierra Nevada mountain range; however, the rest of Nevada is largely
desert and
semi-arid, much of it within the
Great Basin. Areas south of the Great Basin are within the
Mojave Desert, while
Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada lie on the western edge. About 86% of the state's land is managed by various jurisdictions of the
U.S. federal government, both civilian and military.
American Indians of the
Paiute,
Shoshone, and
Washoe tribes inhabit what is now Nevada. The first Europeans to explore the region were Spanish. They called the region Nevada (snowy) because of the snow which covered the mountains in winter, similar to the
Sierra Nevada in Spain. The area formed from mostly
Alta California and part of
Nuevo México's territory within the
Viceroyalty of New Spain, which gained independence as Mexico in 1821. The United States annexed the area in 1848 after its victory in the
Mexican–American War, and it was incorporated as part of the
New Mexico and
Utah Territory in 1850. The discovery of silver at the
Comstock Lode in 1859 led to a population boom that became an impetus to the creation of
Nevada Territory out of western Utah Territory in 1861. Nevada became the 36th state on October 31, 1864, as the second of two states added to the Union during the Civil War (the first being
West Virginia). (Full article...)
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There are 16
counties and one
independent city in the
U.S. state of
Nevada. On November 25, 1861, the first
Nevada Territorial Legislature established nine counties. Nevada was admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, with 11 counties. In 1969,
Ormsby County and Carson City were consolidated into a single municipal government known as Carson City.
The FIPS county code is the five-digit Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code which uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States. The three-digit number is unique to each individual county within a state, but to be unique within the entire United States, it must be prefixed by the state code. This means that, for example, while
Churchill County, Nevada is 001,
Alameda County, California and
Baker County, Oregon are also 001. To uniquely identify Churchill County, Nevada, one must use the state code of 32 plus the county code of 001; therefore, the unique nationwide identifier for Churchill County, Nevada is 32001. The links in the column
FIPS County Code are to the Census Bureau Info page for that county.
Between 2006 and 2011, she played a supporting part in the
HBO series Big Love, portraying
Rhonda Volmer, a sociopathic teenager raised in a polygamist family. In 2009, she reprised her role as Samantha Darko in S. Darko, a sequel to Donnie Darko. She also appeared in the 2016 horror film Jack Goes Home. (Full article...)
Image 9A burro-drawn wagon hauling lumber and supplies into Goldfield, Nevada, ca.1904. In 1903 only 36 people lived in the new town. By 1908 Goldfield was Nevada's largest city, with over 25,000 inhabitants. (from History of Nevada)
Image 10Map of counties in Nevada by racial plurality, per the 2020 census
Image 11The 1931 gambling law helped enable the explosive growth of the
Las Vegas area, where the population grew from five thousand in 1930 to over two million by 2013. (from History of Nevada)
Image 13Goldstrike (Post-Betze) Mine in the
Carlin Trend, the largest
Carlin-type deposit in the world, containing more than 35,000,000 troy ounces (1,100 t) gold (from Nevada)
Image 21Sculpture representing a steam locomotive, in Ely, Nevada. Early locomotives played an important part in Nevada's mining industry. (from Nevada)
Image 22Winnemucca Lake petroglyphs; researchers dated the carvings to between 14,800 and 10,500 years ago. (from History of Nevada)
Image 47Sculpture representing a steam locomotive, in Ely, Nevada. Early locomotives played an important part in Nevada's mining industry. (from Nevada)
Image 64The Nevada 1861 territory boundary (blue) changed three times: 1864 statehood shifted eastern border from 39th to 38th meridian,
1866 May 5; east border (pink) moved eastward 53.3 mi (85.8 km), from the 38th to 37th meridian, and 1867 January 18; south boundary (yellow) moved from the
37th parallel north southward to the current boundary (14 Stat. 43) (from History of Nevada)
Image 65Majority/plurality party in each Nevada county (February 2023):
Image 76Goldstrike (Post-Betze) Mine in the
Carlin Trend, the largest
Carlin-type deposit in the world, containing more than 35,000,000 troy ounces (1,100 t) gold (from Nevada)
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