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The Nugget - Carson City Casino Northern Nevada Economy Many of the high plateau areas are excellent for grazing, and cattle and sheep raising are important industries. Because of the prevailing dryness and the steep slopes, agriculture is not highly developed, but is devoted mainly to growing hay and other feed for cattle; however, potatoes, onions, and some other crops are also cultivated. Nevada's riches do not grow from its land; rather, almost incredible wealth lies below its surface. Although copper mining is now much less dominant than before, Nevada is the nation's leading producer of gold, silver, and mercury. Petroleum, diatomite, and other minerals are also extracted. The state's manufactures include gaming machines and products, aerospace equipment, lawn and garden irrigation devices, and seismic monitoring equipment. Warehousing and trucking are also significant Nevada industries.
Nevada's economy, however, is overwhelmingly based on tourism, especially the gambling (legalized in 1931) and resort industries centered in Las Vegas and, to a lesser extent, Reno and Lake Tahoe. Gambling taxes are a primary source of state revenue. The service sector employs about half of Nevada's workers. Liberal divorce laws made Reno “the divorce capital of the world” for many years, but similar laws enacted in other states ended this distinction. Much of Nevada (almost 80% of whose land is federally owned) is given over to military and related use. Nellis Air Force Base and the Nevada Test Site have been the scene of much nuclear and aircraft testing; Yucca Mountain is slated to be the primary depository for U.S. nuclear wastes. Northern Nevada Golf Golf the High Sierra with 70,000 yards of celestial layouts minutes from Reno and Lake Tahoe. Find year-round, affordable and strikingly scenic play for all skill levels. Northern Nevada History
Early Exploration Later many wagon trains crossed Nevada on the way to California, especially during and after the gold rush of 1849. Travelers going to California over the Old Spanish Trail also crossed S Nevada, and Las Vegas became a station on the route. Guided by Kit Carson, John C. Frémont had explored much of the state between 1843 and 1845, and his reports gave the federal government its first comprehensive information on the area, which the United States acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War. These accounts may have aided Brigham Young when he was shepherding the Mormons west to build a new home in the mountains and valleys of Utah.
The Lure of Minerals Partly to impose order on the lawless, wide-open mining towns, Congress made Nevada into a territory in 1861 as migrant prospectors and settlers poured in. The territory was then enlarged by increasing its eastern boundary by one degree of longitude in 1862. It was rushed into statehood in 1864, with Carson City as its capital. President Lincoln (in order to get more votes to pass the Thirteenth Amendment) had signed the proclamation even though the territory did not actually meet the population requirement for statehood. In 1866 Nevada acquired its present-day boundaries when the southern tip was added and more eastern land was gained from Utah. Communications with the East, which had been briefly maintained by the Pony Express, were firmly established by the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869. The state continued to be dependent on its precious ores, and its fate was affected by new strikes such as the “big bonanza” (1873), which enriched the silver kings, J. W. Mackay and J. G. Fair, and the discoveries of silver deposits at Tonopah (1900), of copper at Ely, and of gold at Goldfield (1902).
Resting on such an undiversified base, the economy was seriously shaken by mining depressions and by fluctuations in the market prices of the minerals. Naturally the political leaders of Nevada were vociferous in favor of the free coinage of silver. From the 1870s to the 1890s the people of Nevada were strong supporters of the “cheap money” advocates and were thus linked with the discontented farmers of the Midwest in favoring the Bland-Allison Act and the Sherman Silver Purchase Act (although both were considered insufficient measures). They enthusiastically endorsed the silver program of William Jennings Bryan and the Democrats in 1896, and even after its resounding defeat they continued to clamor for government purchase and coinage of silver.
Nevada's population, sparse since the time when the Paiute and other tribes eked out a meager living from the land and animals, increased by more than 1200% between 1950 and 2000. By far the fastest-growing U.S. state, Nevada is increasingly home to retirees and to workers in new, especially technological, industries. Northern Nevada Lake Tahoe Lake Tahoe is 193 sq mi (500 sq km), on the California-Nevada line. It occupies a basin in the Sierra Nevada and is drained by the Truckee River. Lying 6,228 ft (1,898 m) above sea level, its depth (1,645 ft/501 m) prevents it from freezing. Long known for its clearness, the lake, explored in 1844 by John Frémont , had grown less so by the late 1990s, when government officials began efforts to restore it. Lake Tahoe is a major vacation spot, with gambling resorts along the Nevada shoreline. Northern Nevada Government
Nevada's constitution was adopted in 1864. The legislature is composed of 21 senators and 42 assembly members. The governor is elected for a four-year term; Bob Miller, a Democrat in office since 1989, was succeeded by Republican Kenny Guinn, elected in 1998 and reelected in 2002. The state elects two U.S. senators and two representatives and has four electoral votes. Nevada's leading institution of higher education is the Univ. of Nevada, at Reno and at Las Vegas.
Carson Tahoe Hospital Northern Nevada Nightlife
The Carson Cigar Company – Carson City lounge Northern Nevada Schools
Nevada Department of Education Northern Nevada Senior Living
Nevada Aging Services Northern Nevada Tax Benefits The state of Nevada collects no income tax. Additionally, there is no inheritance and limited estate tax levied in Nevada.
- Official State of Nevada Website
Follow our Kit Carson Trail. You'll pass turn-of-the-century mansions, courthouses, a depot...even a brewery. Postcard-perfect places welcome you to one of the largest historic residential districts in the west. The Capitol grounds, open to the public year-round, provide a glimpse into the birth of Nevada as a state. Jump in the car, and several world class golf courses provide an entertaining afternoon. Within a stone's throw, beautiful Lake Tahoe draws sun worshipers in the summer and skiers in the winter. In the same day, you can even witness a re-enacted gunfight in historic Virginia City. Northern Nevada Douglas County
Northern Nevada Lyon County
Northern Nevada Carson Valley
Even with all that, you're likely to love the Carson Valley itself so much, you won't want to leave.
Sweeping views of the Sierra and warm smiles will greet you everywhere you go in the Carson Valley. Come and play, relax and explore. |
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Carson City's rustic beginnings as a frontier town became Nevada's capital and now shines through in its historic architecture, museums and local events.
Douglas County is the site of some of Nevada's earliest development. Many small communities are scattered along the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, remnants of some of the first towns in the state. A good number of these communities were established in the 1850's as trading posts and centers of ranching and farming. Genoa, originally known as Mormon Station, is the oldest of these and was settled in 1851. In 1910, the Douglas County Courthouse in Genoa was badly damaged by fire. This disaster, along with a population decline within the town of Genoa and subsequent growth in the town of Minden, prompted the Nevada Legislature to change the location of the county seat during the 1915 session. Today, the county seat is located in the town of Minden.
Lyon County is in West Central Nevada on Highway 95A from the North, or SR 208 or 339 from the South. Yerington, the only incorporated city in Lyon County, has been the County seat since 1911. Lyon County offers a rural, yet modern lifestyle and is one of the leading agricultural areas in Northern Nevada with approximately 50,000 acres under cultivation. Other communities in Lyon County include: Smith Valley, Wellington, Silver Springs/Stagecoach, Dayton/Moundhouse, and Fernley.
Carson Valley is the Great Basin and is considered high desert country. The Valley is known as the "Garden Spot of Nevada" because of its lush alfalfa fields.
