Clark County, Nevada

The Santa Fe Trail was an 800 mile Trail from Independence, Missouri to Santa Fe, in New Mexico. The travel along this trail began in 1821 and continued until 1860 where the railroad took over control of the trade; under the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. It traversed what was called the Great American Desert. This was named as such because of the expanse of dry, arid terrain viewed as inhospitable to the nineteenth century contemporaries, and unsuitable for settlement and expansion.…

Throughout time around the world, humans have found new ways to be immoral. Only now in resent times has the United States government felt responsible to stop people from committing immoral acts. While most immoral acts fall into black and white, issue such as gambling are in grey areas. Should the government dictate how people spend their earned money? Currently, gambling in most states is legal, but technology allows people to gamble online. According to John Shadegg online gamble has been…

Gambling is the entertainment activity that a majority of Australians enjoy. It is a placement of a wager on the uncertain future outcome of the event. In fact Australians love gambling so much that more than 80% of adults gamble, setting new world record of gambling ratio per capita (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6313083.stm). It is visible that Australia loves gambling when the entire country stops their activities to attend Melbourne Cup. Gambling offers and abundant range of wagers…

In West Virginia no “extensive mining took place until the mid-1800s, although coal was known to be throughout much of the state.” At that time coal usage in West Virginia was mainly for heating living quarters or for retail markets such as a blacksmiths. The inhabitants of Wheeling, West Virginia used coal to heat their homes in 1810, and the “first steamboat to use coal on the Ohio River. In the beginning, local inhabitants would surface mined the coal, using picks and shovels to dig the coal…

Sutton’s files on the numbers game and the racket that controlled it are even more extensive than they are for many of the casinos. The files are probably more extensive because policy was so widely played. One could place bets for very small amounts and therefore even those who didn’t have the funds to gamble at casinos could play policy. Because so many people played, the profits for those who controlled the racket were astronomical. In his testimony to the Kefauver Committee Sutton says that…

Have you ever wondered what are some facts about a state for instance Wyoming. In my essay you will read things about when it became a state, attractions and other stuff so if you have ever wondered what are some facts read on and you will find out some amazing and interesting facts about Wyoming. So you know how you wondered what are some facts about Wyoming. Well Wyoming became a state in the late 1890s on July the 10 and it was the first to ever allow women to vote. Wyoming has the smallest…

We have made it to Alcove Springs, our first stop on our way to Oregon. It took us only one week to get here, which according to James Wright, is pretty good. Paul doesn’t like that man very much. I think it’s because he is a more experienced farmer then Paul could ever hope to be. Paul really doesn't seem to be taking a huge liking to anyone in our wagon train, except for am Conrad. I’m afraid Sam is the only one Paul trusts, although only Heaven knows why. I for one like most everyone we are…

Nevada 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…

It has come to the point that we must decide on which trail we are to take and what our destination is. Between these three, the Oregon, California, and Santa Fe, it would be most wise to chose the California Trail. There is a fair share of challenges and benefits of this trail. One of these benefits would the the length. However, if we leave at the perfect time, this trail could be as short as 3 months. Also, once arriving at California there would be opportunity to make a living by selling…

published his work on state political culture Nevada was an Individualistic state, and still is today. A state that is considered Individualistic has the following characteristics: government is viewed as an extension of the marketplace, government provides people with services they want, but do not interfere with the people’s private lives, politics are ran like a business, and the politicians are well-paid business men and women (Smith and Greenblatt 14). Nevada is an Individualistic state…