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Nevada ( / nəˈvædəˌ - vɑː -/ ⓘ nə-VAD-ə, -VAH-, [4] [5] Spanish: [neˈβaða]) is a landlocked state in the Western region of the United States. [c] It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, the 32nd-most ...
- Carson City
Carson City is an independent city and the capital of the...
- Las Vegas
Las Vegas (US: / l ɑː s ˈ v eɪ ɡ ə s / lahss VAY-gəss; from...
- Nevada Legislature
The Nevada State Capitol as seen from across South Carson...
- U.S. Senators
Nevada was admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864 and has...
- U.S. Route 50
U.S. Route 50 (US 50) is a transcontinental highway in the...
- Reno
Reno (/ ˈ r iː n oʊ / REE-noh) is a city in the northwest...
- Supreme Court of Nevada
The Supreme Court of Nevada is the highest state court of...
- List of People From Nevada
Mark Amodei (born 1958) – U.S. Representative for Nevada's...
- Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Marie Cortez Masto (born March 29, 1964) is an...
- List of Counties in Nevada
There are 16 counties and one independent city in the U.S....
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Nevada was originally founded in 1821 as part of the First Mexican Empire. The Mexican Empire turned into the Mexican Republic in 1823, along with Nevada. Before the arrival of Europeans, Nevada was inhabited by Native Americantribes including the Shoshone, the Paiute, the Washoe, and the Mohave.
Tourism is very important to the economy of Nevada. Many people visit Las Vegas, which has many casinos and resorts. There is not as much farming as there is in some other states, because Nevada is so dry. However, mining is big in Nevada. More goldis mined in Nevada than in any other state. 1. Basin and Range 2. Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas 3. Su...
- October 31, 1864 (36th)
- Carson City
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Into Temptation is an independent drama film written and directed by Patrick Coyle. It tells the story of a prostitute—played by Kristin Chenoweth (pictured) —who confesses to a Catholic priest ( Jeremy Sisto) that she plans to kill herself. The priest attempts to find her, and in doing so involves himself in the darker side of society.
History of Nevada. The History of Nevada as a state began when it became the 36th state on October 31, 1864, after telegraphing the Constitution of Nevada to the Congress days before the November 8 presidential election (the largest and costliest transmission ever by telegraph).
Topographic map of Nevada. The landlocked U.S. state of Nevada has a varied geography and is almost entirely within the Basin and Range Province and is broken up by many north–south mountain ranges. Most of these ranges have endorheic valleys between them.
There are sixteen counties and one independent city in the U.S. state of Nevada. On November 25, 1861, the first Nevada Territorial Legislature formed nine counties. When Nevada joined the United States on October 31, 1864 it had eleven counties. Alphabetical list
