Entered the Union: October 31, 1864 (36) | State Symbols Bird: Mountain Bluebird Tree: Bristlecone Pine Flower: Sagebrush Mammal: Desert Bighorn Sheep |
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Capital: Carson City | ||
Origin of Name: Spanish for "Snow-Covered" | ||
State Motto: All for Our Country | ||
State Nicknames: Sagebrush State • Silver State • Battle Born State | ||
State Song: “Home Means Nevada" | ||
National Forests: 2 • State Parks: 24 | ||
Famous for: Gambling Casinos, Major Resorts: Lake Tahoe • Reno • Las Vegas, Gold & Silver Mining, Wild Mustangs | ||
Famous Nevadans: Andre Agassi • Jack Kramer (Tennis), Michele Greene (Actress), William Lear (Aviation Inventor), Thelma "Pat" Nixon (First Lady), Lute Pease (Pulitzer Prize Winner), Patty Sheehan (Golfer), George Wingfield (Mining Millionaire) |
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