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1
My State Nevada
  • Take a Trip Around Nevada!

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Nevada
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Nevadas State Bird
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Nevadas State TreeBristlecone Pine
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Nevadas State Flag
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Nevadas State Flower
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Nevada State Seal
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Nevadas Nickname
  • Nevada Nickname is Silver State because of the
    tremendous amount of silver that was mined in
    Nevada!

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Facts about Nevada
  • Nevada takes its name from a Spanish word meaning
    snow-clad
  • Most of the state is desert but the Sierra Nevada
    mountain range near Reno and the Ruby Mountains
    near Elko has snow for half the year.
  • Locals use terms like The Sagebrush State, The
    Silver State, and The Battle Born State as
    nicknames for Nevada.
  • Nevada is the seventh largest state!

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More Facts
  • Nevada is the largest gold-producing state in the
    nation
  • Las Vegas has more hotel rooms than any other
    place on earth.
  • Hoover Dam, the largest single public works
    project in the history of the United States.
  • Nevada has more mountain ranges than any other
    state.
  • In Death Valley, the Kangaroo Rat can live its
    entire life without drinking a drop of liquid.
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