Place details
Place nameNevada
Other namesNV
CountryUnited States
Latitude40
Longitude-115
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Inhabited by 18,000 BC; later Basket Makers & Pueblo Indians flourished; Mohave, Paiute, Shoshoni, Washoe & others were here when Spanish came in 18th cen.; European-Americans arrived in 19th cen.; went to USA after Mexican War in 1848; was pro-Union.