Nevada Facts

The ichthyosaur is Nevada's official state fossil.

Austin's oldest church, St. Augustine, requires the establishment's bells in the tower to be rung by pulling a rope located in the men's restroom.

Nevada is the seventh largest state with 110,540 square miles, 85% of them federally-owned including the secret Area 51 near the little town of Rachel.

Nevada has more mountain ranges than any other state, with its highest point at the 13,145 foot top of Boundary Peak near the west-central border.

Nevada tribes include the Shoshone, Washo and Paiute.

The ghost town of Rhyolite still pays homage to early pioneers and their dreams. Remains of the depot, glass house, bank and other buildings are on display.


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