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Fabulous Las Vegas!
Entertainment Capitol
of the World
The city that never sleeps
Open 24 hours a days!
7 days a week!
Las Vegas
With over 35 million visitors a year,
is without a doubt, Americas
favorite
tourist destination. |
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| U.S.
Senator (D) |
Richard H.
Bryan
300 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 1110
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone: 702-388-6605
E-mail Senator Bryan
http://www.senate.gov/~bryan/ |
| U.S.
Senator (D) |
Harry Reid
500 E. Charleston
Las Vegas, Nev. 89104
Phone: 702-474-0041
e-mail
Senator Reid
http://www.senate.gov/~reid/ |
U.S.
Congressman
Congressional District #1
Nevada |
John Eric Ensign
Room 414 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: 202-225-5965
E-mail Congressman
Ensign |
U.S.
Congressman
Congressional District #2
Nevada |
Jim Gibbons
Room 1116 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: 202-225-6155 |
| Governor |
Bob Miller |
| Lieutenant Governor |
Lonnie Hammargren, M.D. |
| Secretary of State |
Dean Heller |
| Attorney
General |
Frankie Sue Del Papa |
| Mayor of
Las Vegas |
Jan
Laverty Jones |
| NEVADA |
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Name means "snow
capped" in Spanish.
Nevada is 110,540 square miles
485 miles long
315 miles wide
Nevada ranks as the seventh largest in the United States.
Nevada was the 36th state to be admitted.
Nevada consists of seventeen counties. |
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County was created
Feb. 5 1908 and is named in honor of the U. S. senator, William A. Clark from Montana. He
is also famous for building the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad. The county
is 7,881 square miles, 20,490.6 square kilometers, comparable to the area of
Massachusetts. |
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Founded in 1905.
The name means "the meadows" in Spanish.
Incorporated March 16, 1911,
Las Vegas covers 84.272 square miles, 219.1 square kilometers. |
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1861 - Admitted as
Territory of Nevada on March 2, 1861.
1864 - Admitted as the State of Nevada on October 31, 1864.
1911 - Incorporated |
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Latitude 36:10:30 N -
Longitude 115:08:11 W |
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2028 Feet above Sea
Level |
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The Ichthyosaur
(Shonisaurus) was designated in 1977 as the state fossil. Nevada has the only complete
skeleton. This extinct marine reptile measures 55 feet. |
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Indian Rye Grass
(Oryzopsis hymenoides), once a staple food source for Nevada Indians once used this grass
as a food source. This grass has ability to re seed itself and is ideal for areas damaged
by fire or overgrazing. |
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The Desert Tortoise
(Gopherus agassizi); is the largest reptile in the Southwestern United States. They live
in the extreme southern parts of Nevada, spending most of their tim underground in burrows
to escape the heat. The Desert Tortoise lives to be 70+ years old and ranges in color from
black to tan. |
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Sandstone, is found
throughout the State. This rock is famous for the natural scenery it provides throughout
Nevada. |
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Black Fire Opal, found
in only one spot in the North American continent - Virgin Valley, Nevada. |
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Adopted March 26,
1929. The state flag has a Cobalt blue background with a 5-pointed star, with the word
Nevada in gold letters under the star, located in the upper left quadrant between two
sprays of sagebrush crossed forming a half wreath. A scroll located on the top of the
wreath is gold in color and depicts the words BATTLE BORN in black letters. |
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"The Great Seal
of the State of Nevada" Adopted February 24, 1866. |
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The Battle Born State
- Adopted March 26, 1937 |
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"Home Means
Nevada" - By Mrs. Bertha Raffetto, Reno |
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Silver State
Sagebrush State
Battle Born State |
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Sagebrush - Adopted
March 20, 1917 |
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