query: who owned nevada before it became a state

pos: History of Nevada Vegas Valley in 1827, and Peter Skene Ogden traveled the Humboldt River in 1828. As a result of the Mexican–American War and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexico permanently lost Alta California in 1848. The new areas acquired by the United States continued to be administered as territories. As part of the Mexican Cession (1848) and the subsequent California Gold Rush that used Emigrant Trails through the area, the state's area evolved first as part of the Utah Territory, then the Nevada Territory (March 2, 1861; named for the Sierra Nevada). The capitol is Carson City. Nevada became part of

pos: Bundy standoff Bundy claims ancestral rights was originally inhabited by the Moapa Paiute people. In 1848, as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the United States purchased from Mexico land that is now the southwestern region of the United States. Since then, the government has continuously owned land in what is now Nevada, including the Bunkerville Allotment. The Nevada Territory was partitioned in 1861 from the Utah Territory, and became a state in 1864. The original settlers in the 1840s and 1850s were Mormons from Utah and southern small-time farmers and ranchers from Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi. After the end of

neg: State censuses in the United States not known to have carried out any state censuses. Nebraska conducted censuses in 1854, 1855, 1856, 1865, 1869, and 1885. Its first four censuses were conducted before Nebraska became a U.S. state. Nevada conducted censuses in 1862, 1863, and 1875. Its first two censuses were conducted before Nevada became a U.S. state. New Hampshire conducted censuses in 1767, 1773, 1775, and 1786, all of which were conducted before New Hampshire became a U.S. state. New Jersey conducted censuses in 1726, 1737, 1745, 1855, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, and 1915. New Jersey's first three censuses were conducted before it became

neg: Virginia and Truckee Railway Motor Car 22 Virginia and Truckee Railway Motor Car 22 Virginia and Truckee Railway Motor Car 22, also called McKeen Motor Car 70, is a gasoline-powered railcar at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City in the U.S. state of Nevada. It was built for the Virginia and Truckee Railroad in 1910 by the McKeen Motor Car Company. Motor Car 22 was operated by the Virginia and Truckee until 1945, when it was sold off and became a diner until 1955. It eventually became the office and storage space for a plumbing business before it was donated to the Nevada State Railroad

neg: Thunderbird Lodge (Lake Tahoe, Nevada) owned almost of the Nevada shoreline area on eastern Lake Tahoe. He had originally planned to develop the land into "high-class" summer properties, a ski resort, and a $1 million hotel-casino. He later decided that he "liked not having neighbors." In addition, development became more complicated, and involved environmental protection pressures and the state of Nevada pressing with eminent domain claims for much of the land to create a state park. During the 1950s, the State of Nevada began negotiations with Captain Whittell to purchase land for a state park. His refusal to pursue development on the 27 miles of

neg: CenturyTel of the Gem State CenturyTel of the Gem State CenturyTel of the Gem State, Inc. is a telephone operating company providing local telephone services in Idaho and northern Nevada owned by CenturyLink. The company was established in 1901 as the Gem State Utilities Corporation. The company was acquired by Telephone Utilities in 1966 as the first company TU would acquire to expand its footprint. The state of Nevada approved the company's request to provide telephone service in the state in 1973. The company became CenturyTel of the Gem State, Inc. in 1998. The company was part of Pacific Telecom until 1997, when it was

neg: Dini's Lucky Club casino, restaurant, and bar & lounge. Dini's is now owned by Joe Jr.'s two sons George and Jay. Dini's Lucky Club Dini's Lucky Club is a casino located in Yerington, Nevada and purports to be the "Oldest family owned casino in Nevada" (since 1933). Dini's was founded in downtown Yerington 1933 as the Wooden Shoe Club by Giuseppe "Joe" Dini, Sr., in 1938 it moved and was renamed "Joe Dini's lucky club." In 1960 the business was purchased by Joe Dini, Jr., Giuseppe's son, who would later become the longest serving member in Nevada State Assembly history. Following a series

neg: Nevada Department of Corrections who died in the line of duty while employed by the Nevada State Prison. Nevada Department of Corrections The Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) is a governmental agency in the U.S. state of Nevada. The NDOC headquarters is located on the property of the Stewart Indian School in Carson City. In 1862, the first prison in Nevada was created by the Territorial Legislature. The Legislature leased the property of the Warm Springs Hotel, just east of Carson City, for use as a Prison. This property was owned by Abraham Curry, who operated the Warm Springs Hotel on the property, which

neg: Bullfrog County, Nevada of a dirt road off U.S. Route 95. More than three-fourths of the county's land was closed to the public. Half of it was taken up by the Nevada Test Site, and a quarter by the Nellis Air Force Range. The remaining fourth was owned by the Bureau of Land Management, but few people visited there. The existence of Bullfrog County had the potential to create serious legal problems for the state of Nevada. The Nevada Constitution requires all criminal trials to be tried in the county where the crime occurred, and before a jury of residents of that county.

neg: Virginia and Truckee Railway Locomotive No. 27 well as some ancillary clean-up duties until June 3. That summer it was used in the 1951 sireal movie Roar of the Iron Horse before the Purdy Company, which now owned #27, scrapped the remainder of the V&T railroad. The Purdy Company presented the locomotive to the governor of Nevada with the intent that it be preserved. It was displayed near Carson City starting in 1955 where it stayed until 1963 when it was moved to the airport for display. It was further moved in later years before finally being housed in the Nevada State Railroad Museum, where it remains

neg: Clark County, Nevada 1860s Mormon colonies were established along the Virgin and Muddy Rivers. All of the county was part of Mohave County, Arizona Territory, when that Territory was formed in 1863, before Nevada became a state. In 1865, it became part of Pah-Ute County, Arizona Territory. The part of Pah-Ute County north and west of the Colorado River was assigned to the new State of Nevada in 1866, however Arizona territory fought the division until 1871. Pah-Ute County became part of Lincoln County and the westernmost part, the southernmost part of Nye County. Clark County was named for William Andrews Clark, a

neg: El Dorado City, Nevada Mills were moved down the canyon from El Dorado City, to the landing at the mouth of the canyon and refurbished. El Dorado City, was first located in the Mohave County of Arizona Territory before it became part of the state of Nevada in 1867. However the dispute over this transfer was not settled in favor of Nevada until 1870 when El Dorado City became part of Lincoln County, Nevada. El Dorado City remained in existence into the 1880s. The site of El Dorado City is now in Clark County, Nevada. El Dorado City, Nevada El Dorado City, which is

neg: Denver Dickerson retirement in 1980. On April 23, 1914, Dickerson was born in Carson City at Nevada State Prison, where his father, Denver Sylvester Dickerson, was the warden as well as the former governor of the state. His father died in November 1925, when the younger Dickerson was 11 years old. Dickerson attended the public school system and received his bachelor's degree from the University of Nevada. He became a journalist for the "Reno Evening Gazette". Following in his father's footsteps, Dickerson eventually owned the "Carson City Chronicle" and the "Nevada State News". On June 24, 1938, Dickerson married Lois Midgley. They

neg: Joe Dini Nevada) in recognition of his many years of service in the State Assembly and as Speaker of the Assembly. He died at a hospital in Reno, Nevada on April 10, 2014. In 1960 Joe Dini, Jr. purchased Dini's Lucky Club (one of two casinos in Yerington, Nevada) from his father Giuseppe "Joe" Dini, Sr., who had opened the now self-proclaimed "oldest family owned casino in Nevada" in 1933 under the name the Wooden Shoe Club. The casino has been owned by his sons George and Jay since 2007 with Joe Dini sitting as "chairman emeritus". Joe Dini Joseph E. (Joe)

neg: Marguerite Gosse the founder of the Nevada Womans' Party. The following year, she introduced the Nurse Practice Act of Nevada; this legislation provided for Registered Nurses in the state. Gosse married Jack Clark (1883-1969), who owned gaming and bar interests in Reno. Marguerite Gosse Marguerite Gosse Clark (March 13, 1890 – 1972) was an American politician. Marguerite H. Gosse was born in Virginia City, Nevada in 1890. Her father, Harry Gosse, was the owner of the Riverside Hotel in Reno, Nevada, a member of the Improved Order of Red Men, and a past Past Grand Sachem of the State of Nevada. Her

neg: Avi Resort & Casino Avi Resort & Casino Avi Resort & Casino is a hotel and casino located near the southern tip of Nevada on the banks of the Colorado River in Laughlin, Nevada next to Fort Mohave, Arizona. Within walking distance of the California and Arizona borders, it is owned by the Fort Mojave Tribe and operated under an agreement with the state of Nevada. It has a 465-room hotel, a casino and a 260-space RV park with internet access. The casino opened on February 17, 1995 and was built at cost of $60 million. It is one of two Nevada tribe owned

neg: Belknap House a businessman and Nevada State Assembly representative, who owned it in between. And it is also significant as "an excellent example of a two-story Second Empire residential structure". During the Cold War, the only known privately built atomic fallout shelter in Carson City was added to the property. Belknap House The Belknap House, at 1206 North Nevada Street in Carson City, Nevada, is a historic house built in 1875. Also known as the Barber-Belknap House or the Beck-Barber-Belknap House, it includes Second Empire architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. It is a two-story

neg: Renown Health Renown Health Renown Health (formerly Washoe Health System) is the largest locally owned not-for-profit healthcare network in Northern Nevada. It has more than 6,500 employees system-wide and is one of Northern Nevada's largest employers. Renown Health, formerly known as the Washoe Health System, was founded in 1862 during a smallpox outbreak. The clinic became the area's first hospital when Nevada became a state in 1864. In 1875, 40 acres were purchased and the hospital opened the following year with 40 beds. The region's first pediatrics unit opened at Washoe Medical Center in 1949. A heart care unit was established by

neg: Grazing rights in Nevada of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The Nevada Territory, which was partitioned in 1861 from the Utah Territory, became a state in 1864. Since then, the US government has continuously owned land in Nevada, including the Bunkerville Allotment. Federal rangelands in Nevada have been since 1934 managed principally by either the Bureau of Land Management, its predecessor the United States Grazing Service, or the United States Forest Service. Currently, 56,961,778 acres of land in Nevada are managed by the BLM. Over 18,000 grazing permits and leases are known to exist on BLM managed public lands. Season of use and forage

neg: Utah State Route 21 and it was extended west to Newhouse in 1916. The state legislature assigned the SR-21 designation to the route in 1927, and continued it northwest from Newhouse to the Nevada state line, where it became SR 73 towards Ely. In 1941, SR-21 was extended east from Beaver to US-89 at Junction, but this became SR-153 in 1945. Utah State Route 21 State Route 21 (SR-21) is a state highway in western Utah, running for in Millard and Beaver Counties from the Nevada state line near Garrison to Beaver. SR-21 begins at the Nevada state line as a continuation of Nevada

neg: Nevada Power Company year-old town of Las Vegas. It split into two companies in 1929. The telephone company, Southern Nevada Telephone Company, eventually was acquired by Centel. It was later owned by Sprint and Embarq, and is now part of CenturyLink. The power company became Southern Nevada Power. In 1937, it became the first utility to receive power from the Hoover Dam. As the Las Vegas Valley boomed in the 1950s, its power needs exceeded the power available from the dam, and Southern Nevada Power began building its own steam turbines. After buying the Elko-Lamoille Power Company, it was renamed Nevada Power in

neg: Dini's Lucky Club Dini's Lucky Club Dini's Lucky Club is a casino located in Yerington, Nevada and purports to be the "Oldest family owned casino in Nevada" (since 1933). Dini's was founded in downtown Yerington 1933 as the Wooden Shoe Club by Giuseppe "Joe" Dini, Sr., in 1938 it moved and was renamed "Joe Dini's lucky club." In 1960 the business was purchased by Joe Dini, Jr., Giuseppe's son, who would later become the longest serving member in Nevada State Assembly history. Following a series of expansions and acquisitions of buildings adjacent to the existing property, Dini's has expanded to include a main

neg: University of Nevada, Reno includes 16 clinical departments and five nationally recognized basic science departments. It is also home to the School of Journalism, which has produced six Pulitzer Prize winners. The Nevada State Constitution established the State University of Nevada in Elko, Nevada, on October 12, 1874. In 1881, it became Nevada State University. In 1885, the Nevada State University moved from Elko to Reno. In 1906, it was renamed the University of Nevada and finally, University of Nevada, Reno in 1969 soon after University of Nevada, Las Vegas was granted full autonomy. The University of Nevada remained the only four-year academic institution

neg: Nevada State Route 342 routes numbered 17. The 1949 edition showed separate numbers for the two routes, with the older route now numbered 80. It retained the 80 designation at least to 1979, before being renumbered route 342. Mileposts in Nevada reset at county lines; the start and end mileposts are given in the county column. Nevada State Route 342 State Route 342 (SR 342) is a short state highway in Nevada, United States. It is a loop route of State Route 341, running north through the communities of Silver City and Gold Hill before returning to State Route 341 near Virginia City. This

neg: Archon Corporation by investors for fraud and racketeering within the Stoney's Rockin' Country organization. The Stoney's trademark is currently owned by Archon Corporation Archon Corporation Archon Corporation is an entertainment company based in Laughlin, Nevada. The company has owned casinos and water parks. Members of board of directors include State Senator Sue Lowden who was chairwoman of the Nevada Republican Party and State Senator Bill Raggio. Lowden is also executive vice president, secretary and treasurer for the company. The company began in 1983 as Hacienda Resorts, Inc., owner of the Hacienda Casino. The company was first renamed Santa Fe Corporation and later

neg: Salmon Creek Railroad 24 inch (610 mm). It was occasionally demonstrated at Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson, Nevada. Salmon Creek Railroad The Salmon Creek Railroad was a long heritage narrow-gauge railway in Fallon, Nevada, owned by Jim Walsh. James Paul (Jim) Walsh, Jr. (born on 21 October 1930 in Inglewood, California; died 10. June 2018) was Executive Vice President of the J-V Corporation. He was interested in anything related to railroads and built, after he had moved to Golden Valley, Nevada a model railroad layout of the Feather River Route. He owned a collection of three narrow gauge steam locomotives, which he

neg: Heine-Velox 1978, the sedan was sold to a collector in Colorado, who still owned it as of 2005. Restorations on the limousine began in 1996, after it was sold to new owners. In 2005, the limousine was put on display at The Auto Collections at the Imperial Palace hotel-casino in Paradise, Nevada. Heine-Velox Heine-Velox was a large, expensive luxury car made by Gustav Heine. Heine Piano Company was originally Bruenn Piano Company before Heine became owner. All were based in San Francisco. Gustav Otto Ludolf Heine was born near Boizenburg, Germany, in 1868, and emigrated to the United States in 1873

neg: Nevada State Route 360 1978 edition. Nevada State Route 360 State Route 360 (SR 360) is a state highway in the southern portion of Mineral County, Nevada, United States. The route connects the former town of Basalt to the rest of Mineral County. A road has been in the place of SR 360 since 1919, and became State Route 10 by 1929. State Route 360 begins near the border of the Inyo National Forest northeast of the California state line, at the site of the former town of Basalt on U.S. Route 6 (US 6). From there, the highway proceeds north for about before

neg: Nevada State Route 360 Nevada State Route 360 State Route 360 (SR 360) is a state highway in the southern portion of Mineral County, Nevada, United States. The route connects the former town of Basalt to the rest of Mineral County. A road has been in the place of SR 360 since 1919, and became State Route 10 by 1929. State Route 360 begins near the border of the Inyo National Forest northeast of the California state line, at the site of the former town of Basalt on U.S. Route 6 (US 6). From there, the highway proceeds north for about before turning northeast

neg: Nevada State Bank At the end of the day on September 30, 2018, Zions Bancorporation merges with its wholly owned bank subsidiary, ZB, N.A. ZB, N.A. is the surviving entity in the merger and immediately thereafter changes its name to Zions Bancorporation, N.A. Zions Bancorporation, N.A. continues to operate through its locally managed bank divisions, including Nevada State Bank. Nevada State Bank is organized into five lines of business, each one serving a different client segment. The retail line serves individual consumers and micro-businesses, through 50 branches in 20 communities throughout Nevada. It also operates an online and mobile banking platform that enables

neg: Bertha Raffetto at their annual picnic in August of that year. She recalled that years earlier she had attempted to write a song about Nevada, but had set it aside. Raffetto assembled her earlier notes and reworked the song the day before she was to give her performance. The following afternoon she sang her song "Home Means Nevada" from her hand written script. In the audience was former Nevada governor Roswell K. Colcord who told her afterwards, "Honey, that's the prettiest Nevada song that I have ever heard. It should be made the State Song of Nevada!" Bertha Raffetto Bertha Raffetto (March

neg: Starrs Mill, Georgia Starrs Mill, Georgia Starrs Mill is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Georgia, United States. It is centered at Georgia State Route 85 and Georgia State Route 74. It formed around a grist mill of the same name. A historic marker in the community reads: "The property that became Starr's Mill was owned by Hananiah Gilcoat who built the first mill here before his death in 1825. This site, on Whitewater Creek, was less than a mile from the boundary between Creek Indian lands and the State of Georgia. Hilliard Starr, who owned the mill from 1866 until 1879, gave

neg: Nevada Department of Corrections Nevada Department of Corrections The Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) is a governmental agency in the U.S. state of Nevada. The NDOC headquarters is located on the property of the Stewart Indian School in Carson City. In 1862, the first prison in Nevada was created by the Territorial Legislature. The Legislature leased the property of the Warm Springs Hotel, just east of Carson City, for use as a Prison. This property was owned by Abraham Curry, who operated the Warm Springs Hotel on the property, which was also the meeting place of the Territorial Legislature. This prison is located on

neg: Nevada State Prison Nevada Territory. The legislature had been leasing the hotel from Abraham Curry and using the prison quarry to provide stone material for the Nevada State Capitol. In 1864, the territorial legislature acquired the hotel along with of land from Curry, who was appointed the first warden of the prison. In October of that year, Nevada became a state and the newly written constitution established that the Lieutenant Governor of Nevada also functioned as the ex-officio warden of the prison. The Governor, Secretary of State, and Attorney General comprise the board of prison commissioners. In 1867, a fire destroyed the original

neg: Nevada State Prison Nevada State Prison Nevada State Prison (NSP) was a penitentiary located in Carson City. The prison was in continuous operation since its establishment in 1862 and was managed by the Nevada Department of Corrections. It was one of the oldest prisons still operating in the United States. The high security facility housed 219 inmates in September 2011. It was designed to hold 841 inmates and employed a staff of 211. In the early 20th century, the prison became the sole designated facility for executions by the state of Nevada. It carried out the first death sentence by gas chamber in

neg: Camelot Hotel/Casino was initially owned by American Leisure Corp., headed by Nathan S. Jacobson. Jacobson was an insurance executive who became the president and part owner of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1960s. He had come under scrutiny by the government because he had appointed Jerome Zarowitz, who had organized crime connections, as director of casino operations. Jacobson faced charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the sale of Caesars Palace in 1969. Jacobson also developed and operated the King's Castle Hotel and Casino in the Lake Tahoe, Nevada area in the early 1970s, until it filed

neg: United Coin Machine United Coin Machine United Coin Machine Co. is a slot route operator based in Paradise, Nevada. It operates slot machines in locations such as bars, convenience stores, and grocery stores. It is owned by Century Gaming, a Montana-based slot route operator. For many years, United Coin was the largest slot route operator in Nevada. United Coin was founded in 1958. Bernard Shapiro, who had owned a coin machine business in Northern California, and a small stake in the Royal Nevada casino, started the company after the Royal Nevada went out of business. Advanced Patent Technology purchased the company in 1979.

neg: History of Nevada History of Nevada Nevada became the 36th state on October 31, 1864, after telegraphing the Constitution of Nevada to the Congress days before the November 8 presidential election (the largest and costliest transmission ever by telegraph). Statehood was rushed to help ensure three electoral votes for Abraham Lincoln's reelection and add to the Republican congressional majorities. Nevada's harsh but rich environment shaped its history and culture. Before 1858 small Mormon settlements existed along the border of Utah, with the western part stumbling along until the great silver strikes beginning in 1858 created boom towns and fabulous fortunes. After the beginning

neg: History of Nevada services (40.7% of earnings), construction (11.6%), and state/local government (10.0%). In June 2017, a heat wave grounded more than 40 airline flights of small aircraft were grounded, with American Airlines reducing sales on certain flights to prevent the vehicles from being over the maximum weight permitted for safe takeoff and Las Vegas tying its record high at 117 degrees Fahrenheit. History of Nevada Nevada became the 36th state on October 31, 1864, after telegraphing the Constitution of Nevada to the Congress days before the November 8 presidential election (the largest and costliest transmission ever by telegraph). Statehood was rushed to

neg: Errett Lobban Cord in the station's call letters stood for "Circle L"—a ranch Cord owned in the Nevada desert. During the 1940s he filled in for a Nevada state legislator who died in the middle of his term and again rose to fame as a politician in his later life. In 1958 he was asked to run for governor of Nevada, but he refused and never explained why. He died in Reno, Nevada from cancer in 1974, aged 79. A collection of his autos is in Auburn, Indiana (1600 S. Wayne St) at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum. Gram Parsons wrote a

neg: Equal Rights Amendment expired, allowing the states again to ratify it. They also state that the ratifications ERA previously received remain in force and that rescissions of prior ratifications are not valid. Those who espouse the "three-state strategy" (now down to only one state if the Nevada Legislature's and the Illinois General Assembly's belated ERA approvals are deemed legitimate) were spurred, at least in part, by the unconventional 202-year-long ratification of the Constitution's Twenty-seventh Amendment (sometimes referred to as the "Madison Amendment") which became part of the Constitution in 1992 after pending before the state legislatures since 1789. Although the "Madison Amendment" was

neg: Secretary of State of Nevada Secretary of State of Nevada The Secretary of State of Nevada is a statewide elected office in the State of Nevada. The secretary of state post is common to many U.S. states. In Nevada, it is a constitutional office (i.e., it is mandated by the Constitution of Nevada). The current Secretary of State, Republican Barbara Cegavske, was elected in 2014. Cegavske was preceded by Ross Miller, who served as Secretary of State from 2007 to 2015. The Nevada Secretary of State's Office is composed of five divisions: The Secretary of State acts as the official record-keeper of the state of

neg: Nevada Democratic Party Nevada Democratic Party The Nevada State Democratic Party (NSDP) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Nevada. It is headed by state chairman William McCurdy II. The state of Nevada has had 22 political parties over the years. Only six of these parties lasted up until the 2004 elections. These six parties are the Democrats, Republicans, Independent Americans, Greens, Natural Law Party and Libertarians. The Democratic Party and the Republican Party remain as the top two in the state. With the help of Abraham Lincoln in 1864, Nevada became the 36th state in America. Lincoln’s Republican

neg: Nevada State College Asian, and 2% is Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander. The college's average student age is 29, and 61% of its students attend part-time. The vast majority of Nevada State College's students are from Nevada. Nevada State College's enrollment has grown from 177 students in 2002 to 3,389 in 2012, making it one of the fastest growing institutions of higher education in the country on a percentage basis. During this period, however, some of Nevada State College's programs suffered from lower than expected enrollments. However, enrollment for 2010 increased by 23.3% compared to the year before. Nevada State College's six-year graduation rate in

neg: Secretary of State of Nevada first state in the nation to implement an auditable paper trail to electronic voting machines. Secretary of State of Nevada The Secretary of State of Nevada is a statewide elected office in the State of Nevada. The secretary of state post is common to many U.S. states. In Nevada, it is a constitutional office (i.e., it is mandated by the Constitution of Nevada). The current Secretary of State, Republican Barbara Cegavske, was elected in 2014. Cegavske was preceded by Ross Miller, who served as Secretary of State from 2007 to 2015. The Nevada Secretary of State's Office is composed of

neg: Nevada State Route 360 been paved by 1936. This section became part of US 6 when it was extended through Nevada in 1937. The remainder of SR 10 was paved by 1955. Once the highway was paved, it remained relatively unchanged for several years. In 1976, Nevada began a renumbering of its state highways. In the route reassignment process, the portion of SR 10 concurrent with US 6 no longer carried a state highway number; the remainder of the highway north of Basalt became State Route 360. This action took place on July 1, 1976, and was first seen on state maps with the

neg: Nevada Gaming Commission Nevada Gaming Commission The Nevada Gaming Commission is a Nevada state governmental agency involved in the regulation of casinos throughout the state, along with the Nevada Gaming Control Board. It was founded in 1959 by the Nevada Legislature. The Commission is responsible for administering regulations, granting licenses and ruling on disciplinary matters brought before it by the Nevada Gaming Control Board. It has five members appointed by the governor. Commission members serve for four years in a part-time capacity. While numerous types of licenses and approvals can be granted by the commission, the key gaming licenses are: In the 1995

neg: Nevada Wolf Pack football NCAA history when it beat Weber State 55–49 in 1991. Nevada was down by 35 points at halftime when QB Fred Gatlin was replaced by Chris Vargas. Nevada would go on the score at will and only allow one touchdown by Weber State the entire second half. Nevada would go on to win the 1991 Big Sky Championship. Michigan State tied the record 35 point comeback when they beat Northwestern in 2006, and became the first school to do so in the FBS subdivision. Nevada-48 Utah State-47 on November 14, 1992: Nevada would beat Utah State after a late 4th

neg: Southern Nevada Correctional Center Southern Nevada Correctional Center Southern Nevada Correctional Center was a medium-security men's prison in Jean, Clark County, Nevada (about 30 miles south of Las Vegas), owned and operated by the Nevada Department of Corrections. The facility has been closed since 2008. First opened in 1978, the facility was closed in 2000, then re-opened for two years to house inmates under 25 years of age. As late as 2015, Nevada legislators raised the possibility of reopening it, if only to illustrate a political point. SNCC should not be confused with the Southern Desert Correctional Center, also run by the state for

neg: Las Vegas Aces Las Vegas Aces The Las Vegas Aces are a professional women's basketball team based in Paradise, Nevada, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Aces play their games at Mandalay Bay Events Center. The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Utah Starzz before the league's inaugural 1997 season. It then moved to San Antonio, Texas before the 2003 season and became the San Antonio Silver Stars, later shortened to the San Antonio Stars in 2014. The team relocated to Las Vegas before the 2018 season. The team is owned by

neg: Episcopal Diocese of Nevada Episcopal Diocese of Nevada The Episcopal Diocese of Nevada is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America comprising the entire State of Nevada. The tenth and current bishop of the Diocese is Dan Thomas Edwards, ordained bishop on 5 January 2008. The home cities are Reno and Las Vegas. The cathedral in this diocese is Trinity Cathedral and is located in Reno. It was designated in December 2016. Under the leadership of diocesan bishop Wesley Frensdorff, who served from 1972 to 1985, Nevada became a leader in the concept of Total Ministry, the "ministry of

neg: Nevada City, Montana City Historic District with numerous historic buildings, artifacts, and furnishings. It is owned by the State of Montana and operated by the Montana Heritage Commission, with 108 historic buildings from various places around Montana, 14 original Nevada City structures. Nevada CIty is also home to North America’s largest collection of automated music machines which can be found in the Nevada City Music Hall (“Nevada City.”). The Bovey’s have been collecting the machines since 1940 and many of the machines are in excellent working condition (“Nevada City.”). The town consists of an open-air museum that includes 108 buildings, 14 buildings are

neg: Abraham Curry eagle was placed on the top of the hotel. In 1862, the Nevada Territorial Legislature leased the Warm Springs Hotel from Curry to hold meetings and detain prisoners. The legislature had been using the prison quarry to provide stone material for the Nevada State Capitol while keeping costs down. In 1864, the territorial legislature paid $80,000 to acquire the hotel along with 20 acres (8.1 ha) of land from Curry, who was appointed the first warden of the facility that would become known as Nevada State Prison. In October of that year, Nevada became a state and the newly written

neg: Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs the Nevada State Library and Archives was moved to the Department of Administration, and the Nevada State Historic Preservation Office became part of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The Division of Museums and History operates 6 facilities with one in development. Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs The Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) was a governmental agency in the U.S. state of Nevada. The Department of Cultural Affairs headquarters was located in Carson City, Nevada. The Department of Museums, Library, and Arts was created in 1993. In 2001, it was renamed as the Department of Cultural Affairs. The

neg: Nevada Landing Hotel and Casino the new hotel-casino was completed. The hotel casino closed a month earlier than planned on March 20, 2007. Demolition began on the hotel in early March 2008. By April 2008, the hotel was no longer standing. The tall Nevada Landing sign by Interstate 15 was demolished in 2010. Nevada Landing Hotel and Casino Nevada Landing was a hotel and casino designed to resemble two riverboats. It was located in Jean, Nevada, United States, near the California state line, within a quarter mile of Interstate 15. The hotel, owned by MGM Resorts International, had 303 sleeping rooms, four restaurants, over 800

neg: Avi Resort & Casino Indian casinos located in Nevada, the other being the much-smaller Moapa Tribal Casino. Avi Resort & Casino Avi Resort & Casino is a hotel and casino located near the southern tip of Nevada on the banks of the Colorado River in Laughlin, Nevada next to Fort Mohave, Arizona. Within walking distance of the California and Arizona borders, it is owned by the Fort Mojave Tribe and operated under an agreement with the state of Nevada. It has a 465-room hotel, a casino and a 260-space RV park with internet access. The casino opened on February 17, 1995 and was built

neg: Thunderbird Lodge (Lake Tahoe, Nevada) land without the residence compound. The Thunderbird Lodge buildings were conveyed to the non-profit Thunderbird Preservation Society with a $9.8-million debt payable to Del Webb/Pulte Homes. In 2009 the Society acquired title to the buildings. Thunderbird Lodge is currently owned by the non-profit Thunderbird Preservation Society. It is now a popular tourist attraction, with public tours by reservation. Thunderbird Lodge (Lake Tahoe, Nevada) The Thunderbird Lodge, also known as the Whittell Estate, is a historic waterfront estate located on the east shore of Lake Tahoe, in western Washoe County, Nevada. It is now within Lake Tahoe – Nevada State Park.

neg: Steven Brooks (Nevada politician) Steven Brooks (Nevada politician) Steven Brooks is an American former politician who served as a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly. He represented District 19 from 2011 to 2012, and District 17 from February 4, 2013, to March 28, 2013. Brooks became the first lawmaker to be expelled from the Nevada State Legislature after he was arrested multiple times and hospitalized for a mental health evaluation. Prior to winning elective office, Brooks was a teacher. Brooks was expelled from the Nevada State Legislature after House Speaker Marilyn Kirkpatrick said Brooks had threatened to kill her. Police found Brooks with a

neg: Cal Neva Lodge & Casino alongside the Crystal Bay Club to BKJ Corporation, who consisted of Everett Brunzell, Charles Ketchum and Norman Jenson. The two clubs were purchased for a total of $9 million. But their licensing application for Cal Neva was turned down by the Nevada Gaming Commission due to a their lack of ongoing finances. The First National Bank of Nevada foreclosed on the property in early 1976 before selling it to Kirk Kerkorian, a significant shareholder in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He owned the Cal Neva through his Tracinda Investment Corporation, a different entity than the one through which he owns his MGM shares. As

neg: Washoe Valley (Nevada) Washoe Valley (Nevada) The Washoe Valley is a geographical region in the United States covering in southern Washoe County in the state of Nevada. Located between Reno and Carson City, it is named for the Washoe people, Native Americans who lived there before the arrival of Europeans. Slide Mountain and Mount Rose overlook the valley from the west. New Washoe City and Washoe Lake are located in the valley. The census-designated place of Washoe Valley, Nevada, corresponds closely to the area covered by New Washoe City and as of the 2010 Census had a population of 3,019. The valley's ZIP

neg: Nevada State Route 118 Nevada began renumbering their state highway system. Old SR 62 became State Route 118 on July 1, 1976. The route has remained relatively unchanged since. At one point, the route may have been part of an alignment of US 50. Nevada State Route 118 State Route 118 (SR 118) is a state highway in Churchill County, Nevada. It serves the southeast portion of Fallon near northern edge of Naval Air Station Fallon. Prior to 1976, the route was designated as State Route 62. State Route 118 has its western terminus at the intersection of Harrigan Road and Wildes Road, near

neg: Frank M. Proctor of $300. The ranch was situated on the current location of Carson City and thus the group founded Carson City with Proctor as a co-founder. In 1864, he claimed to have named the city, but Abraham Curry is generally given credit for that. Proctor owned one-third of the Eagle Ranch, but gave half of it to Benjamin F. Green, who was the fourth member of the group. In 1859, Proctor was vice-president of a constitutional convention, that had as objective to create Nevada Territory. During the convention, Proctor represented Humboldt County. After Nevada became a territory, he filed his candidacy

neg: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada Lee, the president of Communities in Schools of Nevada; and, State Senator Pat Spearman. Former Representative Shelley Berkley, who represented the 1st congressional district from 1999 to 2013 and unsuccessfully ran for the Senate in 2012, has declined a run for the seat. Kihuen became the first Democrat to announce his campaign for the seat in March 2015. Flores entered the race in April. 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the four U.S. Representatives from the state of Nevada,

neg: Nevada State Route 338 link south of Smith. The portion of SR 22 that followed the Wellington Cutoff became State Route 829 in the same process. The Nevada Department of Transportation approved the new highway numbers on July 1, 1976, with the route change first shown on the 1978–79 state highway map. The highways have remained unchanged since. Nevada State Route 338 State Route 338 (SR 338) is a state highway in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. It connects the towns of Smith and Wellington to the California state line north of Bridgeport, California. Much of the route has served as a road through

neg: Nevada Press Association Nevada Press Association The Nevada Press Association is the official member trade organization for news publications in the state of Nevada. It is a non-profit organization that represents seven daily and thirty-five weekly news publications in Nevada and the Lake Tahoe region of Northern California, as well as two online news services. The history of the NPA dates back to 1888, when an association of Nevada newspapers was first organized. Mark Twain was a founding member at that time. In 1924, the organization officially became the Nevada State Press Association after a journalism professor at the University of Nevada, Reno

neg: Nevada State Route 579 214 & 215 function on this road. Nevada State Route 579 State Route 579 (SR 579) is a state highway in Clark County, Nevada. It follows a portion of Bonanza Road near the downtown area of Las Vegas. The route encompasses a small portion of former State Route 5 and the entirety of former State Route 5A, and also carried U.S. Route 95 (US 95) before it was relocated to its present freeway alignment. State Route 579 begins at the junction of Bonanza Road and Rancho Drive (SR 599, US 95 Business). From there, the highway heads east along Bonanza

neg: Paul Laxalt the 1938 state basketball champion team at Carson High School before graduating and attending Santa Clara University. When World War II broke out, Paul joined the U.S. Army and served as a medic, seeing action in the Battle of Leyte in the Philippines. After the war, he graduated from the University of Denver (1949) law school. After graduating from law school and after serving as a district attorney, Laxalt enjoyed a successful career as a lawyer. His clients included George Whittell, who owned a large portion of the Lake Tahoe frontage on the Nevada side of the lake, Harvey and

neg: History of Nevada in the area and later named his claim Rio Tinto. Once investors and big mining companies became interested in Hunt's copper, the town soon developed and filled with homes to house the miners. After all the copper was removed, Rio Tinto suffered the same fate as most boom towns and vanished. Over 87% of the Nevada area is owned by the federal government, as homesteads of maximum in the arid state were generally too little land for a viable farm. Instead, early settlers would homestead land surrounding a water source, and then graze cattle on the adjacent public land, which

neg: Bundy standoff "sovereign state of Nevada". He also denies the jurisdiction of the federal court system over Nevada land and he filed an unsuccessful motion to dismiss the BLM case against him, saying that the federal courts have no jurisdiction because he is a "citizen of Nevada, not the territory of Nevada". and that federally owned land in Nevada actually belongs to the state. According to "The Guardian," Bundy told his supporters that "We definitely don't recognize [the BLM director's] jurisdiction or authority, his arresting power or policing power in any way," and in interviews he used the language of the sovereign

neg: Seitz Lake (Nevada) merges with the main branch of the Humboldt River between Halleck and Elburz, NV. The lake was named after brothers George and Edward Seitz, who were early ranchers in Pleasant Valley. George eventually left the area, but Ed Seitz became the sheriff of Elko County in 1869. Seitz Lake (Nevada) Seitz Lake is a glacial tarn in the Ruby Mountains, in Elko County in the northeastern part of the state of Nevada. It is located near the head of Seitz Canyon at approximately , and at an elevation of 8915 feet (2715 meters). It has an area of approximately 17

neg: Barney Ruditsky Angeles Police Department. The LAPD claimed that his detective agency, the Associated Security Council, collected on bad gambling debts owed to various Las Vegas casinos such as The El Rancho and the Nevada Biltmore; among his clients was one-time nemesis Bugsy Siegel, who now owned the Flamingo and allegedly discussed the underworld financing of the casino with Ruditsky. When Siegel was murdered in 1947, Ruditsky offered his theories to Los Angeles detectives regarding the gangland slaying; a state report by the "Special Crime Study Commission on Organized Crime" stated that Ruditsky was at the crime scene even before police arrived.

neg: Nevada gaming area Nevada gaming area Since 1971, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) publishes an annual Abstract summarizing gaming and non-gaming revenue for the entire state. The document is roughly 250 pages long. Detailed data is provided for different groups of casinos, organized by geography, size (according to gaming revenue), and public corporations vs. privately owned. Nevada State Gaming law NRS 463.120. requires that financial information for individual casinos be kept in confidence. The names of the resorts in any category is often speculated on but a definitive list is not revealed by the NGCB in accordance with state law. A category

neg: Caliente, Nevada of the polygamous FLDS Church, and before his capture was on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Caliente, Nevada Caliente , formerly known as Culverwell and Calientes, is a city in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States. Its elevation is 4,300 feet (1,310 meters). The population was 1,130 at the 2010 census, making it the least populated incorporated city in Nevada. The city's name originated from the nearby hot springs, as "caliente" is the Spanish word meaning "hot". Caliente was founded in 1901 on Culverwell Ranch (or just Culverwell), built on land owned by William and Charles Culverwell. The town

neg: Nevada State Route 579 Nevada State Route 579 State Route 579 (SR 579) is a state highway in Clark County, Nevada. It follows a portion of Bonanza Road near the downtown area of Las Vegas. The route encompasses a small portion of former State Route 5 and the entirety of former State Route 5A, and also carried U.S. Route 95 (US 95) before it was relocated to its present freeway alignment. State Route 579 begins at the junction of Bonanza Road and Rancho Drive (SR 599, US 95 Business). From there, the highway heads east along Bonanza Road, traveling past various business including the

neg: Nevada Landing Hotel and Casino Belding, Mike Ensign and William Richardson. It was first owned by Gold Strike Resorts and in 1995 was sold to Circus Circus Enterprises. Circus Circus Enterprises became Mandalay Resort Group in 1999, and in 2004 was acquired by MGM Mirage. In February 2007, MGM announced plans to close the casino on April 18 and build a master-planned community on the it owned in the area, in a joint venture with American Nevada Corporation and the Cloobeck Companies. The community was to include affordable housing, commercial businesses, shops, and a new hotel-casino. The Gold Strike would remain open, at least until

neg: Comstock Lode founder of the Bank of California, financed several mining operations, repossessed some of those mines as their owners defaulted, and ultimately made enormous profits from the Comstock Lode. William Sharon, a business partner of Ralston, was the Nevada agent for the Bank of California, and acquired Ralston's assets when his financial empire collapsed. William Sharon became the second United States Senator from Nevada. William M. Stewart, who abandoned mining to become an attorney in Virginia City, Nevada, participated in mining litigation and the development of mining on the Comstock Lode. As Nevada became a state in 1864, Stewart assisted in

neg: Virginia and Truckee Railroad who claimed that the V&T ran the locomotive into the ground. As early as 1993, interest in rebuilding the route beyond Gold Hill had been expressed by the State of Nevada. The state set up a commission to rebuild the line, known as the Nevada Commission for the Reconstruction of the V&T Railway. In 2005, the Commission acquired a 1914 Baldwin 2-8-2 from the McCloud Railway. The locomotive, #18, is owned by the commission, but operated by the Grays operation. Officials with the Commission held a "silver spike" ceremony January 3, 2006, in Carson City to commemorate the completion of

neg: Archon Corporation Archon Corporation Archon Corporation is an entertainment company based in Laughlin, Nevada. The company has owned casinos and water parks. Members of board of directors include State Senator Sue Lowden who was chairwoman of the Nevada Republican Party and State Senator Bill Raggio. Lowden is also executive vice president, secretary and treasurer for the company. The company began in 1983 as Hacienda Resorts, Inc., owner of the Hacienda Casino. The company was first renamed Santa Fe Corporation and later renamed again to the Sahara Gaming Corporation. Sahara Gaming attempted to sell of land to Players International in 1994. The deal

neg: Nevada v. Hicks lived on tribal land. State of Nevada Game Wardens executed state and tribal search warrants for evidence that Hicks was in possession of two California Bighorn Sheep heads, a crime which had been committed off-reservation. He then filed suit in Tribal Court against the wardens and the State of Nevada for alleging trespass, abuse of process, and violation of constitutional rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Tribal Court ruled that it had jurisdiction over the tribal tort and federal civil rights claims and the Tribal Appellate court affirmed. The State of Nevada argued before Federal District Court that the

neg: Virginia and Truckee Railway Motor Car 22 Nevada Day, Independence Day, Father's Day and National Train Day. Virginia and Truckee Railway Motor Car 22 Virginia and Truckee Railway Motor Car 22, also called McKeen Motor Car 70, is a gasoline-powered railcar at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City in the U.S. state of Nevada. It was built for the Virginia and Truckee Railroad in 1910 by the McKeen Motor Car Company. Motor Car 22 was operated by the Virginia and Truckee until 1945, when it was sold off and became a diner until 1955. It eventually became the office and storage space for a plumbing

neg: Nevada Landing Hotel and Casino Nevada Landing Hotel and Casino Nevada Landing was a hotel and casino designed to resemble two riverboats. It was located in Jean, Nevada, United States, near the California state line, within a quarter mile of Interstate 15. The hotel, owned by MGM Resorts International, had 303 sleeping rooms, four restaurants, over 800 slot machines (including video poker), live keno, table games, banquet facilities, and wedding services. The property was typically marketed with its sister hotel, the Gold Strike Hotel and Gambling Hall, still located across the I-15 freeway. The casino opened in 1989, built by a partnership that included David

neg: Western Nevada Sacramento to the west, running along Lake Tahoe before descending to Carson City. To the east, it connects Dayton, Silver Springs and Fallon to the state capital. Western Nevada generally includes the following counties: Western Nevada Western Nevada is a region that includes Reno, Carson City and the Carson Valley. Lyon County and Churchill County are sometimes also referred to as part of Western Nevada. The region is the second most populous in the state (the first being Southern Nevada containing the Las Vegas metropolitan area) with between 530,000 and 615,000 residents, depending on whether Lyon and Churchill counties are

neg: Net metering in Nevada (NBC) of Reno, Nevada, defined cost shifting as “when non-solar residential customers are said to be subsidizing those without solar for using NV Energy’s grid.” (NV Energy is the major utility company in the state of Nevada, and it is owned by Berkshire Hathaway Energy, a subsidiary of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway.) Specifically, the law requiring NPUC’s review was Senate Bill 374, passed during the legislature’s 2015 session. The bill set a deadline of December 31, 2015 for the commission to decide on new electric rates. On December 22, 2015, regulators in Nevada created major controversy following their decision to

neg: Nevada State Prison Nevada State Prison was closed. This prison became the state-designated facility for all hangings in 1903. In response to Mormon preferences, the Nevada State Legislature passed a statute in 1910 that became effective in January 1911, allowing condemned prisoners to choose between execution by shooting or hanging. On May 14, 1913, Andriza Mircovich became the first and only inmate in Nevada to be executed by shooting. After warden George W. Cowing was unable to find five men to form a firing squad, a shooting machine was built to carry out Mircovich's execution. When the device arrived at the prison, Cowing

neg: Antonio Alamo Jr. Antonio Alamo Jr. Antonio Alamo Jr. is an American physician, also known as Tony Alamo, who serves as the chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission. He has served as the chairman of the Nevada State Athletic Commission's Medical Advisory Board and as the Chief of Staff at Sunrise Hospital and Children's Mecical Center and St. Rose San Martin Hospital. A native Nevadan, in 1994 Alamo founded the Alamo Medical Clinic in Henderson, Nevada. Alamo remains the medical director of the Alamo Medical Clinic. From 2001 to 2007, Alamo was a member of the Nevada State Athletic Commission/NSAC. Before joining the

neg: Gold Strike Hotel and Gambling Hall Gold Strike Hotel and Gambling Hall Gold Strike Hotel and Gambling Hall is a hotel and casino located in Jean, Nevada, approximately from the California state line, and about from Downtown Las Vegas. Opened in 1987. It is owned and operated by Jett Gaming. It has 811 rooms and several restaurants. On February 12, 2007, MGM Resorts International announced plans to close the Nevada Landing Hotel and Casino and build a master planned community on the it owns in the area in a joint venture with American Nevada Corp. and the Cloobeck Cos. Gold Strike Jean would remain open. On

neg: Nevada State Route 445 rerouting Pyramid Highway as a four to six-lane limited arterial roadway connecting U.S. 395 with an indirect connection to Sun Valley Boulevard, traveling along the mountainous region dividing Sun Valley with Sparks before merging with the original route. There is no set completion date, as it has not enter final design. Nevada State Route 445 State Route 445 (SR 445) is a state highway in Washoe County, Nevada. The route follows "Pyramid Way", a major thoroughfare in the city of Sparks, and connects the Reno metropolitan area to Pyramid Lake. The route is designated a Nevada Scenic Byway. SR 445

neg: Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA) is the governing body of athletic programs for high schools in the state of Nevada. In addition, five schools in the state of California (Coleville, Needles, North Tahoe, South Tahoe, and Truckee) are also members as the schools are geographically isolated from other California schools. It is a non-profit organization founded in 1922 as the Nevada Interscholastic League and became affiliated with the National Federation of State High School Associations in 1939. The league changed its name to the current form in 1967. The NIAA governs eligibility of student athletes,

neg: Nevada State Route 486 Nevada State Route 486 State Route 486 (SR 486) was a state highway in White Pine County, Nevada. The roadway was turned over to local control in the 1990s. Immediately before the route number was retired, the SR 486 designation encompassed Duck Creek Road, which started at the south end of pavement in the middle of Duck Creek Valley. It went north down the valley, then turned west and exited at Gallagher Gap, following the course of Duck Creek. Once through the gap, it continued west until it intersected U.S. Route 93 (US 93), where it ended. The road extending

neg: Nevada State Route 147 Nevada State Route 147 State Route 147 (SR 147) is a state highway serving the Las Vegas Valley in southern Nevada. It is signed as Lake Mead Boulevard and runs from Interstate 15 in North Las Vegas east to the border of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. It is not to be confused with Lake Mead Parkway (formerly Lake Mead Drive), which also goes to Lake Mead but mainly runs in southern Las Vegas Valley and carries the designation of State Route 564. Lake Mead Boulevard became a state highway in 1978, but the highway never had markers posted

neg: Elizabeth Warder Crozer Campbell their residence in Twentynine Palms, and lived in a summer home on the shores of Lake Tahoe, near Glenbrook, Nevada. It was here that Bill died in June 1944. After Bill's death Campbell sold the house in Twentynine Palms and moved to Carson City, Nevada where she met and married Joe Cecil Turman. The marriage lasted a short time before it was annulled. She moved to Tucson, Arizona around 1952 where she lived until 1961. While living in Tucson she became a research associate with the Arizona State Museum and continued to work on the collections she and Bill had

neg: Anaconda Copper Mine (Nevada) Anaconda Copper Mine (Nevada) The Anaconda Copper Mine is an open pit copper mine in Lyon County, Nevada that was owned and operated by the Anaconda Mining Company. It is located adjacent to the town of Yerington. A company town, Weed Heights, was built to support the mining operation which ran from 1952 until 1978. The Anaconda Mine first opened in 1918 as the Empire-Nevada Mine. William Burford Braden endorsed the copper porphyry property for Anaconda before his death in 1942. In 1941 the property was acquired by the Anaconda Copper Company. Mining and milling operations began in 1952 and

neg: Nevada gaming area state are shown. Properties connected by hallways are permitted to operate under one license at the discretion of the owner. For most of FY2008 Ballys and Paris operated under one license; Venetian/Palazzo, Wynn/Encore, and Mandalay Bay/THE Hotel operate under one gaming license. Nevada gaming area Since 1971, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) publishes an annual Abstract summarizing gaming and non-gaming revenue for the entire state. The document is roughly 250 pages long. Detailed data is provided for different groups of casinos, organized by geography, size (according to gaming revenue), and public corporations vs. privately owned. Nevada State Gaming law

neg: Nevada Wolf Pack (this changed in 2014). Nevada found a home in the Big West Conference, where in-state rival UNLV had been playing since 1982 (they would leave in 1996). By the late 1990s, the football side of Big West had been unstable due to membership changes, so in 2000, Nevada joined the Western Athletic Conference, where they would remain for 12 years. The WAC itself became unstable in the early 2010s, with the first move being made by Boise State, who moved to the Mountain West Conference in 2011. This influenced Nevada to move there as well, in 2012. As a result

neg: Citizens Bank of Northern California 2011 as ordered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Customer accounts were transferred to Tri-Counties Bank, Chico, California. Originally named Citizens Bank of Nevada County, the bank opened for business on February 8, 1995. In June 2003, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Citizens Bancorp. In preparation of opening its first branch outside of Nevada County, the bank changed its name to Citizens Bank of Northern California in April 2006. Citizens Bank of Northern California Citizens Bank of Northern California, locally known as Citizens Bank, was a community bank headquartered in Nevada City, California. The bank served Nevada and

neg: Eureka Locomotive Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, the Nevada State Railroad Museum, and the Nevada Southern Railroad Museum among others. When the engine is not participating in such events, it is kept stored in Markoff's specially constructed shed, which is not open to the public. Dan Markoff is rather cautious as to how often the engine operates, and does not intend to have the engine operating regularly as the engine still retains its original boiler and several other components. Eureka Locomotive The Eureka is a privately owned steam locomotive in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is one of three preserved Baldwin Class

neg: Lander County, Nevada Lander County, Nevada Lander County is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,775. Its county seat is Battle Mountain. Lander County was created in 1862. It was one of the 11 counties in Nevada when it became a state in 1864. It was named for Frederick W. Lander, chief engineer of a federal wagon route through the area in 1857. He later served as Special Indian Agent in the area, and died during the Civil War in Virginia in 1862 at the rank of brigadier general. Created in 1862, Lander

neg: Nevada State Route 161 Nevada State Route 161 State Route 161 (SR 161) is a state highway in Clark County, Nevada. It is known as Goodsprings Road, connecting the town of Goodsprings to Interstate 15 at Jean. The route was part of State Route 53 prior to 1976. The route begins at the intersection of Esmeralda Street and Spring Street in Goodsprings. It runs east along Spring Street, then exits the town and heads southeastward, intersecting Sandy Valley Road in the Mojave Desert. The road continues southeastward for about before entering Jean. SR 161 ends in Jean at an interchange with Interstate 15 A

neg: Nevada State Route 400 Route 400, a designation first seen on state highway maps in 1978. The remainder of former State Route 50 was removed from the state highway system, except for a small section of the southwest end near Interstate 80 which was designated State Route 858 before also being removed from the system. Nevada State Route 400 State Route 400 (SR 400) is a state highway in central Pershing County, Nevada. It connects the rural town of Unionville to Mill City. The route originally extended further south under its prior designation as State Route 50. The route starts at the beginning of

neg: Fanny G. Hazlett published as a woman. She was first president and charter member of the Elderberry Club. She was also a member of the Pioneer Society and in 1932 was presented with a certificate by the General Federation of Women's Club for being the oldest American born mother in the state of Nevada. Hazlett was involved in the Women's suffrage movement in Nevada, and the right to vote for women in Nevada was obtained two years before the national vote. In 1895 she wrote a letter to the editor of the "Nevada State Journal": "with the ridiculously small State vote, it seems

neg: Nevada State Route 378 Nevada State Route 378 State Route 378 (SR 378) was a state highway in Nye County, Nevada, United States. It connected the community of Round Mountain to State Route 376. The highway originated as State Route 70 in 1941 and was later renumbered to State Route 92 before becoming SR 378 in 1976. The route was removed from the state highway system by 1999 to make way for an expansion of the adjacent Round Mountain Gold Mine. State Route 378 began at a junction with SR 376 in the Big Smoky Valley of northwestern Nye County. From here, the road