Nickname: Silver State Date Ratified: October 31, 1864 (36th) Capital: Carson City [caption id="attachment_1870" align="aligncenter" width="210" caption="Map of Nevada"] [/caption]

• In 1859, prospectors found the biggest deposit of silver ore at Comstock Lode, under Virginia City.
• In 1960, there were roughly 16000 slot machines in Nevada. By 1999, that number grew to over 205, 000, which is about 1 slot machine per every 10 residents.
• The Pair-O-Dice club opened in 1931 on Highway 91. This was the first casino on what would later become The Las Vegas Strip.
• Nevada has more mountain ranges than any other state. The highest point is Boundary Peak, at a height of over 13000 feet.
• Nevada is the largest gold-producing state in the country. Only South Africa produces more gold than Nevada.
• The largest single public works project in the United States is the Hoover Dam. It contains 3.25 million cubic yards of concrete; enough to pave a two-lane highway between New York and San Francisco.
• The state flag of Nevada was originally adopted in 1929. However, due to some legal snafus, it was not officially adopted until 1991. The ribbon, which says "Battle Born" is meant to reflect Nevada's being the only territory to become a state during the Civil War.

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