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1. Nevada
36th State Of The Union
Motto: All For Our Country

2. From the spanish word “Nevada”
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Nevada entered the union in 1864

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It was first explored by Trappers and traders that entered the Nevada
area in the 1820s.The U.S. obtained the region in 1848 following the
Mexican War.
Nevada was made famous by the discovery of the Comstock Lode,
the richest known U.S. silver deposit,

4. State Symbols
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Flower – Sagebrush (1917)
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Tree – Bristlecone Pine (1953)
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Bird – Mountain Bluebird (1967)
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Song– Home Means Nevada(1993)
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Mineral – Silver (1977)

5. Nickname: Silver State

6. Main Cities
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Las Vegas: 583,756
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Henderson: 257,729
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Reno: 225,221
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Sparks: 90,264
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Carson City: 55,274

7. Capital City: Carson City
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The city is a trade center for a mining and agricultural
area. In 1861, when the Territory of Nevada was created,
the city was made the capital, and in 1864 it became the
state capital.

8. Andrea Agassi
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Andre Kirk Agassi (1970–) Was an American tennis player, born in Las
Vegas, Neveda. Trained by his Armenian immigrant father, he turned
professional in 1986.
He won a total of 60 singles titles during his career.
Agassi, who retired in 2006, is married to Steffi Graf ex world No. 1
tennis player.
In 2010, Sports Illustrated named Agassi the 7th greatest male player of
all time. On 9 July 2011, Agassi was inducted into the International
Tennis Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Newport, Rhode Island.

9. Hoover Dam
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Hoover Dam, 221 m. high and 379 m. long, on the Colorado River between
Nevada and Arizona, one of the world's largest dam's.
Built between 1931 and 1936 by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the dam is
named for President Herbert Hoover.
with the longest concrete arch, 329 m. in the United States.

10. Hoover Dam
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Hoover Dam, 221 m. high and 379 m. long, on the Colorado River between
Nevada and Arizona, one of the world's largest dam's.
Built between 1931 and 1936 by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the dam is
named for President Herbert Hoover.
with the longest concrete arch, 329 m. in the United States.