Nevada State History, part 1

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1825-1865
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In 1825, what is now Nevada was part of Mexico.
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Peter Ogdens Snake River Expedition Explored
Nevada 1825-1829 as part of the Hudsons Bay
Company Discovered the Humboldt River Possibly
the first white person in what is now Nevada
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Jedediah Smith "I wanted to be the first to view
a country on which the eye of a white man had
never gazed and to follow the course of rivers
that run through a new land. Explored Nevada
1826-1827
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Smiths first journey took him across the Great
Basin on his way to and from California
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In 1833, The Bonneville-Walker expedition
crossed what is now Nevada. Bonneville was a U.S.
Army officer, and the Mexican government was not
happy about the incursions into their nation.
Joseph Walker
Cpt. Benjamin Bonneville
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Some of these explorers were motivated by Spanish
tales from 1778 of a mythical river, the
Buenaventura, flowing from the Great Salt Lake to
the Pacific.
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And some were fooled by the Humboldts salty
waters.
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Other early explorers included Christopher Kit
Carson, 1833 John C Fremont, 1842
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The Donner Party was only one of many American
emigrant parties to cross Nevada (Mexican
Territory) to settle in California.
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In 1847, The Mormons (Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints) came west to settle in the
Salt Lake Valley of Mexico.
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As a result of the Mexican War, the Treaty of
Guadalupe-Hidalgo ceded what is now Nevada, Utah,
California, and most of Arizona, and other
current states, to the U.S.
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In 1848, Gold was discovered in the foothills of
the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. Word
of the discovery went around the world in 1849.
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As a result, tens of thousands of people crossed
Nevada. This resulted in the discovery of gold
nearby, and the ultimate find of the Comstock
Lode.
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In 1850, The U.S. government created the Utah
Territory, including most of what is now
Nevada. Utah is derived from the Indian tribe,
the Utes.
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Around 1851, Spafford Hall established a trading
post along the Carson River. Halls Station, was
later bought by Major William Ormsby.
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In 1851, John Reese established a trading post in
the Carson Valley. This was known as Mormon
Station, and eventually changed its name to Genoa.
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In 1854, Nevadas first newspaper, the
hand-written Gold Canyon Switch was produced in
Johntown.
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In 1855, Mormon leader Brigham Young sent men to
the Las Vegas Valley to build a mission, Mormon
Fort. It was abandoned in 1857, when the men
were recalled to the Salt Lake Valley.
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The Territorial Enterprise began publication in
Genoa, and moved to Virginia City in 1860. This
is where Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) began his
literary career.
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In the same year (1860), the Pony Express began
running from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento,
California, crossing Nevada.
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In the month following, May of 1860, the Pyramid
Lake War broke out. In this conflict, the worst
in Nevada history, both Major William Ormsby and
Captain Edward Storey were killed.
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In 1861, The U.S. Congress created the Nevada
Territory, separating it from Utah
Territory. James Nye was appointed as Nevadas
only territorial governor.
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Later in 1861, Fort Churchill was
established and the Civil War broke out in the
East.
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By an act of Congress, signed by President
Lincoln, Nevada became the 36th state of the
Union on October 31, 1864.
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The state adopted the nickname, Battle Born to
reflect its admission during the Civil
War. Nevadas other nickname is the Silver State.
1905 flag
1915 flag
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1929 flag
The state motto is All for our country.
1991 flag
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In 1865, Octavius Gass (no joke) reopened the old
Mormon Fort as a trading post supplying miners
and travelers in Las Vegas.
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That same year, James Nye and William Stewart
were elected as Nevadas first U.S. Senators
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It is strongly believed in many circles that both
were avid Packers fans.