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FACTS ABOUT NEVADA
On Oct. 31, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed
Nevada's admission to the Union as the 36th state.
- Capital -- Carson City.
- State colors -- Silver and blue.
- State song -- "Home Means Nevada."
- State tree -- Single-leaf Pinon.
- State bird -- Mountain Bluebird.
- State animal -- Desert Bighorn Sheep.
- State grass -- Indian Ricegrass.
- State fish -- Lahontan Cutthroat Trout.
- State fossil -- Ichthyosaur, a prehistoric marine reptile.
- State metal -- Silver.
- State nicknames -- Silver State, Sagebrush State, Battle-Born State.
- State flower -- Sagebrush.
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