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Nevada State Facts & Information

The Silver State

Date Admitted:1864
Area:110,567 square miles
Highest Point:Boundary Peak - 13,143 feet (4,006 m) above sea level
State Capital:Carson City
Admission to U.S.:Thirty-sixth State
Flag Adopted:1929
State Motto:"All for Our Country"
State Slogan:"Battle Born" - adopted on March 26, 1937
Nickname:The Sage Brush State
State Song:"Home Means Nevada"
State Flower:Sagebrush
State Tree:Single-Leaf Pinion
State Animal:Desert Bighorn Sheep
State Bird:Mountain Bluebird
State Reptile:Desert tortoise
State Fish:Lahontan Cutthroat Trout
State Fossil:Ichthyosaur
State Grass:Indian Rice Grass
State Rock:Sandstone
State Precious Gemstone:Virgin Valley Black Fire Opal
State Semi-Precious Gemstone:Turquoise - Sometimes called the “jewel of the desert”
State Metal:Silver
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