Nevada is officially known as the "Silver State" because of the importance ofsilver to its history and economy. It is also known as the "Battle Born State" because it achieved statehood during theCivil War; as the "Sagebrush State", for the native plant of the same name; and as the "Sage-hen State".Native Americans of thePaiute,Shoshone, andWashoe tribes inhabit what is now Nevada. The first Europeans to explore the region were Spanish. They called the regionNevada (snowy) because of the snow which covered the mountains in winter, similar to theSierra Nevada in Spain. The area formed from mostlyAlta California and part ofNuevo México's territory within theViceroyalty of New Spain, which gained independence as Mexico in 1821. The United States annexed the area in 1848 after its victory in theMexican–American War, and it was incorporated as part of theNew Mexico andUtah Territory in 1850. The discovery of silver at theComstock Lode in 1859 led to a population boom that became an impetus to the creation ofNevada Territory out of western Utah Territory in 1861. Nevada became the 36th state on October 31, 1864, as the second of two states added to the Union during the Civil War (the first beingWest Virginia).
Nevada is known for itslibertarian laws. In 1940, with apopulation of just over 110,000 people, Nevada was by far the least-populated state, with less than half the population of the next least-populous state,Wyoming. However, legalizedgambling andlenient marriage and divorce laws transformed Nevada into a major tourist destination in the 20th century. Nevada is the only U.S. state whereprostitution is legal, though it is illegal in its most populated regions – Clark County (Las Vegas),Washoe County (Reno) andCarson City (which, as an independent city, is not within the boundaries of any county). The tourism industry remains Nevada's largest employer, with mining continuing as a substantial sector of the economy: Nevada is the fourth-largest producer of gold in the world. (Full article...)
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Left to right: Bathory, Spencer, Moody, and Kael performing at 2017'sRock am Ring
Five Finger Death Punch, also abbreviated as5FDP orFFDP, is an Americanheavy metal band fromLas Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2005. The band originally consisted of vocalistIvan Moody, guitaristsZoltan Bathory and Caleb Andrew Bingham, bassist Matt Snell, and drummerJeremy Spencer. Bingham was replaced by guitaristDarrell Roberts in 2006, who was then replaced byJason Hook in 2009. Bassist Matt Snell departed from the band in 2010, and was replaced by Chris Kael in 2011. Spencer then departed the band in 2018 due to recurring back issues, and was replaced by Charlie Engen, making Bathory and Moody the only members to appear on every album. In October 2020, British guitarist Andy James became the band's lead guitarist, replacing Jason Hook.
Image 5The Nevada 1861 territory boundary (blue) changed three times: 1864 statehood shifted eastern border from 39th to 38th meridian,1866 May 5; east border (pink) moved eastward 53.3 mi (85.8 km), from the 38th to 37th meridian, and 1867 January 18; south boundary (yellow) moved from the37th parallel north southward to the current boundary (14 Stat. 43) (fromHistory of Nevada)
Image 20Map of the States of California and Nevada by SB Linton, 1876 (fromNevada)
Image 21The 1931 gambling law helped enable the explosive growth of theLas Vegas area, where the population grew from five thousand in 1930 to over two million by 2013. (fromHistory of Nevada)
Image 22Lake Tahoe on the Nevada–California border (fromNevada)
Image 30Bottle house in the mining ghost town ofRhyolite; built in 1906 with about 50,000 bottles (fromNevada)
Image 31Sculpture representing a steam locomotive, in Ely, Nevada. Early locomotives played an important part in Nevada's mining industry. (fromNevada)
Image 36U.S. Route50, also known as "The Loneliest Road in America" (fromNevada)
Image 37Goldstrike (Post-Betze) Mine in theCarlin Trend, the largestCarlin-type deposit in the world, containing more than 35,000,000 troy ounces (1,100 t) gold (fromNevada)
Image 49A burro-drawn wagon hauling lumber and supplies into Goldfield, Nevada, ca.1904. In 1903 only 36 people lived in the new town. By 1908 Goldfield was Nevada's largest city, with over 25,000 inhabitants. (fromHistory of Nevada)
Image 50Map of counties in Nevada by racial plurality, per the 2020 census
Image 64Goldstrike (Post-Betze) Mine in theCarlin Trend, the largestCarlin-type deposit in the world, containing more than 35,000,000 troy ounces (1,100 t) gold (fromNevada)
Image 68Population density map of Nevada (fromNevada)
Image 69Sculpture representing a steam locomotive, in Ely, Nevada. Early locomotives played an important part in Nevada's mining industry. (fromNevada)
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