Nevada (NV) -
Silver State
Las Vegas
The Flag
On a cobalt blue background in the upper left quarter is a five-pointed silver star between two sprays of sagebrush crossed to form a half wreath; across the top of the wreath is a golden scroll with the words, in black letters, "Battle Born". The name "Nevada" is beneath the star in gold letters. The current Nevada State Flag design was adopted March 26, 1929, and revised in 1991.
Info: http://www.50states.com
Facts & Figures
Admission to Statehood: 1864-10-31 (36th State)
Size: 110,567 sq.mi
Capital City: Carson City
'Nevada': Comes from the Spanish "Sierra Nevada" (which is also a mountain range in Spain), meaning snow-covered mountain range ("Nevada" is the Spanish feminine form of "covered in snow" or "snow-capped").
To compare:
Netherlands: 16,040 sq.mi
England: 50,301 sq.mi
Second visit to Nevada together; with IBM on my own another five times. All visits were limited to Las Vegas - it is about time to discover more of this state than Sin City only. This time, however, we came in via Utah instead of California. Change starts with small steps....
Nevada, dessert with endless straight roads where a cactus knows how to bring color to a desolate area inspite of the (very) high temperatures.
Las Vegas in three words ......
We have gone back to the origin of Las Vegas on Fremont Street - more fun, more intimate and less crowded than The Strip.
