NEVADA “THE SILVER STATE”

FACTS:  The Boxing match between “Gentle Jim” Corbett and Bob Fitzsimmons, held in Carson City in 1897, was the first fight ever filmed.  Five of the nations last seven gold discoveries have been in Nevada  Population- 2,790,136 (2013) “Gentle Jim” Corbett 10-all-time-greatest-middleweights/2 Bob Fitzsimmons Woman from Nevada gold mining gems.com/prospect/gold_specimen/Natural_gold.htm

FACTS:  The Nevada State Flag is cobalt blue. In the upper left hand corner are two sprays of sagebrush, the Nevada State Flower, in a semi-circular design. Above the sprays is the state name, "NEVADA", a Spanish word for "Snowclad" as a reminder of the great peaks of the Sierra Nevada mountain  The Imperial Palace on the Las Vegas strip is the nation's first off-airport airline baggage check-in service.  The Ichthyosaur is Nevada’s official state fossil. Nevada State Flag and SealIchthyosauri Family The Imperial Palace /hotel-golf-packages/imperial- palace/

NATURAL RESOURCES:  Nevada's natural resources are its mineral deposits (copper, mercury, tungsten, gold, silver), wildlife, and beautiful scenery.  Gold mining in Nevada, a state of the United States, is a major industry, and one of the largest sources of gold in the world. Nevada currently mines 79% of all the gold in the United States, which is equivalent to 5,640,000 troy ounces (2009)  The Comstock was the first important silver-mining district in the United States, and its discovery stimulated a great deal of prospecting for silver across the Great Basin area of the United States. The resulting silver rush led to many other silver discoveries in Nevada. Nevada’s Scenery desert.html#gal_post_31169_nevada-desert-1.jpg

STATE SYMBOLS:  State Bird: Mountain Bluebird  State Animal: Desert Bighorn Sheep  State Reptile: Desert Tortoise  State Fish: Lahontan cutthroat trout  State Flower: Sagebrush Mountain Bluebird Desert Bighorn Sheep ert-bighorn.htm SagebrushLahontan cutthroat trout Desert Tortoise

STATE SYMBOLS (2):  State Grass: Indian Rice Grass  State Tree: Bristlecone pine and Pinus monophylla  State Rock: Sandstone  State Metal: Silver  State Colors: Blue and Silver /09/on-the-road-montina/ Indian Rice Grass ymb/colors/nv_silver_blue.htm Colors of NevadaSilver silver-seems-set-for-a-shiny-future/ Sandstone

MAJOR ATTRACTIONS:  Capital City: Carson City  Tourist Sites: 1.Las Vegas- In Nevada’s Mojave Desert,, 24-hour casinos and endless entertainment options. Its focal point is the Strip, just over 4 miles long and lined with elaborate theme hotels such as the pyramid-shaped Luxor and the Venetian, complete with Grand Canal; luxury resorts including the Bellagio, set behind iconic dancing fountains; and innumerable casinos.

MAJOR ATTRACTIONS (2): 3. Reno- Reno is a city in the US state of Nevada near Lake Tahoe. Known as "The Biggest Little City in the World", Reno is famous for its casinos and as the birthplace of Caesars Entertainment Corporation 4.Mojave Desert- The Mojave Desert is a rain shadow, mostly high desert area, that occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona in the United States. _dec07/ Mojave DesertReno opportunities-for-travel-nurses-in-reno-nevada/

Geography: Nevada is a state located in the western, and southwestern regions of the United States.. The Nevada landscape is composed of sandy deserts, snow covered mountains, and grassy valleys. The state can be divided into three land regions: the Columbia Plateau, the Sierra Nevada, and the Basin and Range Region. BRIEF GEOGRAPHY: Area: 110,567 square miles Land Area: 109,806 square miles Water Area: 761 square miles Mean Elevation:1,676 meters Highest Point:Boundary Peak (4,005 meters) Lowest Point:Colorado River (146 meters) Geographic Center:Lander County Western Region Hot Cool And Dry Breezy

GOVERNOR:  Brian Edward Sandoval is the 29th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Nevada and a member of the Republican Party. Sandoval is a former judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.  Born August 5, 1963 (age 52), Redding, CA  Office- Governor of Nevada since 2011  Spouse- Kathleen Teipner (m. 1990) Kathleen SandovalBrian Sandoval eople/725/

LICENSE PLATE INFORMATION:  The plate has the name Nevada on the plate so you know where the license plate or person is from  Nevada is among the most mountainous states in the contiguous United States.  The plate has that because the states nickname is “The Silver State” m/y2k/Nevada/nvy2k.ht ml

QUARTER INFORMATION: m/quarter/nevada.htm  Released on January 31 st, 2006  Description- 3 Mustangs, mountains, rising sun, sagebrush (state flower)  “E Pluribus Unum” is the U.S motto  As the old mintage date when Nevada became a state

FAMOUS PEOPLE:  Peyton Meyer-Landed a role as a series regular on the Disney Channel original show Girl Meets World, a spin-off of the popular series Boy Meets World. He also had a role on the series Dog With a Blog.  Pat Nixon-Pat Nixon was the wife of Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States. As first lady, she traveled extensively and championed volunteerism.  Rutina Wesley-Actress Rutina Wesley came to fame playing the role of Tara Thornton on the HBO vampire series True Blood. m/people/peyton-meyer.html g/wiki/Pat_Nixon /rutina-wesley

BIBLIOGRAPHY:        “America The Beautiful Nevada” (Book)    