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Nevada is a state of extremes. It has the least rainfall of any state, one of the smallest populations, and twenty-eight north-south mountain ranges that wrinkle the floor of the Great Basin. In total Nevada has over 100 mountain ranges, making it the most mountainous state in the nation. Its mines have produced vast amounts of silver, gold, and copper. Most of its rivers drain into “sinks” without outlets where the water evaporates, leaving alkali mud flats and dry lakes. Yet, it is one of the most visited of the fifty states, thanks to Reno and Las Vegas.
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In 1899 Charles Fey invented a slot machine named the Liberty Bell. The device became the model for all slots to follow.
There were 16,067 slots in Nevada in 1960. In 1999 Nevada had 205,726 slot machines, one for every 10 residents.
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.
Nevada is the largest gold-producing state in the nation. It is second in the world behind South Africa.
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Nevada contains the most mountain ranges of any state in the USA. In Spanish, Nevada is "snow-capped range".
From 1951 to 1992, a swath of land about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas was used for hundreds of nuclear weapons tests. rd.com
The U.S. government owns 80% of the land in Nevada. legendsofamerica.com
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- 1821 - Mexico took control of the Nevada area
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ nvtimeln.htm - 1841 - Earliest immigrants, the Bartleson-Bidwell party, passed through Nevada
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ nvtimeln.htm - 1842 - Capt. John Fremont and party were first white men to view Lake Tahoe
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ nvtimeln.htm - 1846 - Donner party became trapped in the Sierras. 47 out of 87 perished.
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ nvtimeln.htm - 1848 - Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo, ended the war with Mexico, the United States acquired Nevada.
- 1849 - March 18 - State of Deseret, including most of Nevada and Utah, was organized by the Mormons with Brigham Young as Governor (not recognized by Congress).
- 1859 - Nevada was made famous by the discovery of the fabulous Comstock Lode. Its mines have produced large quantities of gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, mercury, barite, and tungsten.
www.ereferencedesk.com/ resources/ state-facts/ nevada.html - 1861 - Nevada population 14,404
- 1864 - October 31 - Nevada became 36th state
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1869 - The Nevada Assembly has stricken out the word "white" from the Constitution by a vote of 24 to 14. The Constitutional Amendment for female suffrage was defeated.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 6, 1869- 1869 - Gambling was legalized in Nevada - transcontinental railroad crossed Nevada for the first time
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ nvtimeln.htm - 1871 - Nevada silk-worms reeled out 300,000 cocoons last year.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 17, 1871 - 1889 - January 1 - A total eclipse is seen over parts of California and Nevada.
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January 1, 1889 
Round house and Shops, Sparks, Nev.
Postcard- 1895 - Nevada
Nevada, ne-vah'da, one of the Pacific states of the American Union, bounded N. by Oregon and Idaho, E. by Utah and Arizona, S.W. and W. by...Read MORE... - 1899 - Nevada - Charles Fey invented a slot machine named the Liberty Bell. The device became the model for all slots to follow.
www.ereferencedesk.com/ resources/ state-facts/ nevada.html 
Switchboard used in the Southern Nevada Consolidated Telephones and Telegraph Company offices in Goldfield, Nevada
centralnevadamuseum.com- 1918 - State prohibition law went into effect
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ nvtimeln.htm - 1924 - February 7 - Capital punishment: The first state execution using gas in the United States takes place in Nevada.
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February 7, 1924 
Reno, The Biggest Little City in the World
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Ormsby County Court House, Carson City, Nevada
Postcard- 1931 - March 17 – Nevada legalizes gambling.
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March 17, 1931 - 1935 - September 30 - Roosevelt Dedicates Boulder Dam (later to be known as Hoover Dam)
Government Spending Is To Be Ended
Private Industry Mus Now Maintain Recovery Pay Says F.R.
by Frederick A. Storm
United Press White House...Read MORE... - 1936 - October 9 - The Hoover Dam Produces Electricity
The Hoover Dam took almost five years to build. It stands 726 feet tall and is 660 feet thick at its base. Many dams are built to control flooding,...Read MORE... - 1951 - The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission began testing in newly established Nevada Proving Grounds
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1821 - Mexico took control of the Nevada area
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ nvtimeln.htm
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1841 - Earliest immigrants, the Bartleson-Bidwell party, passed through Nevada
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ nvtimeln.htm
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1842 - Capt. John Fremont and party were first white men to view Lake Tahoe
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ nvtimeln.htm
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1846 - Donner party became trapped in the Sierras. 47 out of 87 perished.
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ nvtimeln.htm
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1848 - Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo, ended the war with Mexico, the United States acquired Nevada.
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1849 - March 18 - State of Deseret, including most of Nevada and Utah, was organized by the Mormons with Brigham Young as Governor (not recognized by Congress).
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1859 - Nevada was made famous by the discovery of the fabulous Comstock Lode. Its mines have produced large quantities of gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, mercury, barite, and tungsten.
www.ereferencedesk.com/ resources/ state-facts/ nevada.html
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1861 - Nevada population 14,404
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1864 - October 31 - Nevada became 36th state
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ nvtimeln.htm
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1869 - Gambling was legalized in Nevada - transcontinental railroad crossed Nevada for the first time
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ nvtimeln.htm
1869 - The Nevada Assembly has stricken out the word "white" from the Constitution by a vote of 24 to 14. The Constitutional Amendment for female suffrage was defeated.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
March 6, 1869
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1871 - Nevada silk-worms reeled out 300,000 cocoons last year.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
June 17, 1871
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1889 - January 1 - A total eclipse is seen over parts of California and Nevada.
www.wikipedia.org
January 1, 1889
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1895 - Nevada
Nevada, ne-vah'da, one of the Pacific states of the American Union, bounded N. by Oregon and Idaho, E. by Utah and Arizona, S.W. and W. by... Read MORE...
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1899 - Nevada - Charles Fey invented a slot machine named the Liberty Bell. The device became the model for all slots to follow.
www.ereferencedesk.com/ resources/ state-facts/ nevada.html
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1918 - State prohibition law went into effect
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ nvtimeln.htm
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1924 - February 7 - Capital punishment: The first state execution using gas in the United States takes place in Nevada.
www.wikipedia.org
February 7, 1924
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1931 - March 17 – Nevada legalizes gambling.
www.wikipedia.org
March 17, 1931
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1935 - September 30 - Roosevelt Dedicates Boulder Dam (later to be known as Hoover Dam)
Government Spending Is To Be Ended
Private Industry Mus Now Maintain Recovery Pay Says F.R.
by Frederick A. Storm
United Press White House... Read MORE...
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1936 - October 9 - The Hoover Dam Produces Electricity
The Hoover Dam took almost five years to build. It stands 726 feet tall and is 660 feet thick at its base. Many dams are built to control flooding,... Read MORE...
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1951 - The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission began testing in newly established Nevada Proving Grounds
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ nvtimeln.htm
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