5. Attractions Resources
-Reno -gold
-silver
-Vegas -cattle
-Hoover Dam -hay/food
-limestone
-11 Famous spas in -salt
vegas -small amounts of oil
-gypsum
6. History
-found 12,000 years ago
-fishermen and hunters traveled
around and ended up in the area now
known as Nevada
-First explorer: Spanish priest
Francisco Garces
7. Continued History
-Officially a state on October 31st, 1864
-The fastest growing of all 50 states
-36th state to be admitted into the
union
-Looked like an old western town when
it was first founded
8. Geography
-In the west next to CA
-Geographical size- 1,480 miles
- summer, up to 110. winter, down to 40
9. Extra Information
State Motto- "All for our country"
State Bird- Mountain Bluebird
State Flower- Sagebrush
State Nickname- The Silver State
10. Population
Carson City 55274
Fallon 24877
Las Vegas 1951269
Minden 46997
Elko 48818
Goldfield 783
Eureka 1987
Winnemucca 16528
Battle Mountain 5775
Pioche 5345
Yerington 51980
Hawthorne 4772
Tonopah 43946
Lovelock 6753
Virginia City 4010
Reno 421407
Ely 10030
11. Education and Colleges
-University of Nevada Las Vegas
• Founded in 1957
• 1.5 miles from the Las Vegas strip
- Nevada State College Henderson
• Opened in 2002
• Second largest city in Nevada
12. Current Events
- CBS News: "Nevada's foreclosure rate remains
fifth in the nation after big drops in activity
compared with last year"
-Crime Rate has gone up tremendously
• 1960 there were 25 murders reported
• 2010 25 murders became 158
13. Interesting Facts
-Las Vegas itself consumes about 60,000
pounds of shrimp per day
-About 150 couples get married in Las Vegas
per day
-In Nyala, Nevada a man cannot buy drinks for
more than three people apart from himself
per day
