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'''Nevada''' is a state of the western [[Nation Located In::Directory:United States of America|United States]]. It was admitted as the 36th state in [[Year Admitted:=1864|1864]]. Part of the area ceded by Mexico to the United States in 1848, it became a separate territory in 1861 after an influx of settlers drawn by the discovery (1859) of the Comstock Lode. Carson City is the capital and Las Vegas the largest city. Population: [[Population:=2,410,000|2,410,000]].
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[[Category:Society/Ethnicity/The_Americas]]'''Nevada''' is a state of the western [[Nation Located In::Directory:United States of America|United States]]. It was admitted as the 36th state in [[Year Admitted:=1864|1864]]. Part of the area ceded by Mexico to the United States in 1848, it became a separate territory in 1861 after an influx of settlers drawn by the discovery (1859) of the Comstock Lode. Carson City is the capital and Las Vegas the largest city. Population: [[Population:=2,410,000|2,410,000]].
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== History ==
== History ==
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[[Image:Las vegas.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Las Vegas]]
=== Early Exploration ===
=== Early Exploration ===