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Learn About Nevada
First Inhabitants	Early History	Geography & Landforms	Economy
Capital: Carson City	Entered the Union: 10/31/1864	Population: 1,998,257	Area (square miles) 110,561
State Bird: Mountain Bluebird	State Flower: Sagebrush	Nickname: Silver State, Sage State, Sagebrush State	Governor: Jim Gibbons
Web Links: State Home Page	Home Page for Students	Members of Congress

Places to Visit in Nevada: (Click the links to learn more.)

Bowers Mansion - near Carson City
This large Italian-style home was built in 1864 by a silver miner, Sandy Bowers, who made a fortune from the Comstock Lode. Located on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada, the fully restored mansion provides a glimpse of what life was like in Nevada during the 1860s.

Great Basin National Park - near Baker
The beautiful and desolate landscape of the park forms the backdrop for a natural laboratory that provides visitors with many learning experiences. Explore salt flats, caverns, alpine wildflowers, the mining industry, and the cultural and geographic diversity of the area.

Hoover Dam - 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas
Built during the depression to provide power and irrigation water for parts of Nevada, California and Arizona, the dam is a National Historic Landmark. It has been rated by the American Society of Civil Engineers as one of America's Seven Modern Civil Engineering Wonders.

Tonopah -
Located halfway between Las Vegas and Reno, this historic town was once known as the Queen of the Silver Camps. It was established in 1900 at the beginning of Nevada’s last great mining rush. Tour the 100-acre Tonopah Mining Park on the exact site of the original mining claim. Explore the colorful history of central Nevada at the Museum which features miners' cabins and railroad displays.

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Famous Citizens:

Eva Adams
Eva Adams (1910-1991) was born in the Wonder mining camp near Fallon, Nevada. She served as administrative assistant to Nevada senator Pat McCarran, and was appointed director of the U.S. Mint by President John F. Kennedy in 1961.

Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi was born in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1970. He became a professional tennis player at age 16 and was ranked 4th by the age of 18. Agassi became the first unseeded tennis player since 1930 to win the U.S. Open in 1994. Two years later he won the first Olympic men's singles gold medal for the United States in 72 years.

Thelma Pat Nixon
Thelma Pat Nixon (1912-1993) was born in Ely, Nevada. She married Richard Nixon in 1940. After her husband was elected 37th president of the United States in 1968, Pat began to use her position as first lady to encourage volunteer service. She was a literacy advocate who created a “Right to Read” program and worked to establish recreational areas in or near large cities for those who could not afford to visit distant national parks.

Edna Purviance
Edna Purviance (1895-1958) was born in Paradise Valley, Navada. She was Charlie Chaplin’s leading lady in silent films between 1915 and 1923. Chaplin and Purviance appeared together in more than 40 films including The Tramp, A Night Out, and The Champion.

Jack Wilson Wovoka
Jack Wilson “Wovoka” (1856-1932) was born in Yerington, Nevada. He was a Paiute Indian mystic whose prophesies helped to spread the Ghost Dance religion – an infusion of Christian theology and Paiute mysticism - across the American West. Wilson’s hopeful prophecies created a spiritual and cultural revival in many Native American tribes.