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Okay I'm not done talking about my state. I could go on and on. You asked for it.
Nevada: Spanish for covered in snow. Also called the silver state or battle-born state (formed during the civil war). The silver comstock lode was what really fuelled initial population surge in Virginia City (near Carson City and Reno). We are also called the sagebrush state. We have tons of it.
As I said before the northern part is the great basin. High desert. The mojave desert covers the southern part.
home to native americans for thousands of years. Anasazi to the northern and southern paiutes. There may be others, but those are the most famous. The Spanish took control of the land in their "conquests". They also formed the old spanish trail. Then went to control of Mexico after their independence.
We went to the United States after the Mexican-american war. Originally we were part of the Utah territory. But I think the silver discover in 1859 pushed them back, and caused a new territory to form.
We were rushed to statehood very fast (despite having almost no population) mainly to ensure re-election of Abraham Lincoln (and republican control of congress). We annexed some Arizona territory after the discovery of gold in the south. That is how Clark county became part of the state.
1931 gambling was made legal again, and construction of the Hoover Dam started. This helped create what is now Las Vegas. Henderson (adjacent to Las Vegas) turned into an industrial center and supplied war materials during ww2- and later on rocket fuel for space shuttles and such.
During the cold war above ground and later underground nuclear testing was conducted 60 miles north of Las Vegas. Only when Las Vegas was upwind. Downwinders caught quite a bit of fallout. And there are reports of increased luekemia in small towns in eastern Nevada and western Utah.
I'm cheating now and using wiki. I just found out that Arizona has now replaced us as the fastest growing state in the nation! We were #1 for like 60 years. Oh well. We have too many californians here anyways. They have recently banned smoking in public bars and restaurants. Damn hippie californians.
One thing to note is a rivalry between northern and southern nevada. We have most of the population, and are mostly democratic. The north is mostly republican, and smaller, but house the state capitol, and still have a lot of political power.
We are also home to Nellis Air Force base. Which is adjacent to a sizable bombing range (adjacent to the nuclear testing range). Lost of new jets were tested here like the stealth fighter. Area 51. I have no idea what goes on up there. And Top Gun flight school in Fallon naval air station (near Reno). See the movie Top Gun for more info.
Other than that it gets really f'n hot in the summer. it'll hit 100 degrees F before May 30, and it'll keep getting over 100 degress until the beginning of October. Today it hit 90 F
. We broke a record. Last year it was cold at this time. Go figure. We do have some sizable mountains, but not as big as a state like Colorado.
Demographics are mostly white (german the majority). But latinos are quickly catching up. We have a sizable mormon population as well. Which brings me to the next state.
Utah. I feel it gets a bad rap. Okay it is republican, and uncomfortably republican. But the people are nice, and the state is one of the most beuatiful in the nation. Lots of national parks and parks to see. Despite earlier comments, polygamy is illegal, and it is prosecuted. The problem is the girls don't want to testify. Just recently a girl backed down from testifying, so the case was dropped.
. Though there have been cases of DA's not actively pursuing them. Polygamy is not so bad, except the problem is women are controlled and there have been cases of underage girls and incest. In colorado city (which is actually in arizona) some undesirable men are kicked out their wives taken and given to other people. Some women are married even at the age of 13. Mormonism (LDS) is a screwed up religion. My fathers family was mormon (but my father was not).
Nevada: Spanish for covered in snow. Also called the silver state or battle-born state (formed during the civil war). The silver comstock lode was what really fuelled initial population surge in Virginia City (near Carson City and Reno). We are also called the sagebrush state. We have tons of it.
As I said before the northern part is the great basin. High desert. The mojave desert covers the southern part.
home to native americans for thousands of years. Anasazi to the northern and southern paiutes. There may be others, but those are the most famous. The Spanish took control of the land in their "conquests". They also formed the old spanish trail. Then went to control of Mexico after their independence.
We went to the United States after the Mexican-american war. Originally we were part of the Utah territory. But I think the silver discover in 1859 pushed them back, and caused a new territory to form.
We were rushed to statehood very fast (despite having almost no population) mainly to ensure re-election of Abraham Lincoln (and republican control of congress). We annexed some Arizona territory after the discovery of gold in the south. That is how Clark county became part of the state.
1931 gambling was made legal again, and construction of the Hoover Dam started. This helped create what is now Las Vegas. Henderson (adjacent to Las Vegas) turned into an industrial center and supplied war materials during ww2- and later on rocket fuel for space shuttles and such.
During the cold war above ground and later underground nuclear testing was conducted 60 miles north of Las Vegas. Only when Las Vegas was upwind. Downwinders caught quite a bit of fallout. And there are reports of increased luekemia in small towns in eastern Nevada and western Utah.
I'm cheating now and using wiki. I just found out that Arizona has now replaced us as the fastest growing state in the nation! We were #1 for like 60 years. Oh well. We have too many californians here anyways. They have recently banned smoking in public bars and restaurants. Damn hippie californians.
One thing to note is a rivalry between northern and southern nevada. We have most of the population, and are mostly democratic. The north is mostly republican, and smaller, but house the state capitol, and still have a lot of political power.
We are also home to Nellis Air Force base. Which is adjacent to a sizable bombing range (adjacent to the nuclear testing range). Lost of new jets were tested here like the stealth fighter. Area 51. I have no idea what goes on up there. And Top Gun flight school in Fallon naval air station (near Reno). See the movie Top Gun for more info.
Other than that it gets really f'n hot in the summer. it'll hit 100 degrees F before May 30, and it'll keep getting over 100 degress until the beginning of October. Today it hit 90 F
. We broke a record. Last year it was cold at this time. Go figure. We do have some sizable mountains, but not as big as a state like Colorado. Demographics are mostly white (german the majority). But latinos are quickly catching up. We have a sizable mormon population as well. Which brings me to the next state.
Utah. I feel it gets a bad rap. Okay it is republican, and uncomfortably republican. But the people are nice, and the state is one of the most beuatiful in the nation. Lots of national parks and parks to see. Despite earlier comments, polygamy is illegal, and it is prosecuted. The problem is the girls don't want to testify. Just recently a girl backed down from testifying, so the case was dropped.
. Though there have been cases of DA's not actively pursuing them. Polygamy is not so bad, except the problem is women are controlled and there have been cases of underage girls and incest. In colorado city (which is actually in arizona) some undesirable men are kicked out their wives taken and given to other people. Some women are married even at the age of 13. Mormonism (LDS) is a screwed up religion. My fathers family was mormon (but my father was not).
