Nevada is a state with a lot of history, background, gambling, and more. Nevada is famous for its gambling, mining, and it’s production of gold and silver. With it’s history Nevada is very interesting.
Nevada is the thirty sixth state in the U.S. It became a state in October 31, 1864. It is also the thirty fifth most populous state in the U.S. It has 110,622 square miles. Nevada has about 2.839 people living there and is ranked 7th out of the 50 states. And it is the 4th largest producer of gold in the world.
Nevada is known as the as the “Silver State”, because of its importance of silver in history and economy. It is also known as the “Battle Born State” because of its achieved during the Civil War. It is also called the “Sagebrush State” because for the native plant of …show more content…
Nevada rich and harsh environment it’s shaped its history and culture. Nevada became part of the United States with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo with Mexico in 1848. Americans appeared in 1851 with the mormons. In 1859 Comstock Lode opened the new era of silver mining in Nevada. And the New era attracted thousands, especially from California. In 1910 the discovery of gold and silver ended Nevada’s economic depression.
Nevada has a few unusual animals we don't have around here, for instance the kangaroo rat, which is found in Death Valley, can live its whole life without drinking a single drop of water. In Nevada there is a tortoise that lives in the desert and it is called the desert tortoise ( it’s name is kinda predictable). It can live up to 70 years old. The famous bald eagle lives in Nevada. While a wild bald eagle can live up to 30 years, but most live to 15-20 years old.
Nuclear testing began at the Nevada Proving Ground in 1951 with a 1 kiloton bomb dropped on the Frenchman Flat. Over 1000 nuclear detonations were carried out until the site's last atmospheric detonation in 1962 and last underground detonation in