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NEVADA

NV

"THE BATTLE BORN/MINING/SAGE/SILVER/SAGEBRUSH STATE"
'All For Our Country'

CAPITAL: Carson City
ADMITED TO UNION: October 31, 1864 - 36th State
TREES: Single-leaf Piñon; Bristlecone Pine
BIRD: Mountain Bluebird
FLOWER: Sagebrush
ANIMAL: Desert Bighorn Sheep
FISH: Lohonton Cutthroat Trout
FOSSIL: ichthyosaur
GRASS: Indian Rice Grass
METAL: Silver
COLORS: Silver and Blue
REPTILE: Desert Tortoise
SLOGAN: "Battle Born"
ROCK: Sandstone
GEMSTONE: Black Fire Opal
SEMI-PRECIOUS GEMSTONE: Tuquoise ("Jewel of the Desert")
SONG: "Home Means Nevada"
REGION: Rocky Mountain State

nevada-county-map from geology.com


External Resources
1. Wikipedia on Nevada <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada>
2. Official State Portal <http://www.nv.gov/>
3. U.S. Census on Nevada <http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/32000.html>
4. Weather Underground for Nevada <http://www.wunderground.com/US/NV/>

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