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1863 Nevada’s First Constitution is Written. Several months later a second constitution was written Silver discovered in Virginia City, Nevada

1864 Nevada voters helped me get re-elected after becoming our nation’s 36 th state October 31, 1864

1869 The Transcontinental Railroad is complete I, William M. Stewart, became Nevada’s first senator 1905 Las Vegas begins to form from auctioned land

With the discovery of new minerals and depletion of old ones, Nevada’s population continued to rise and fall. Source: U.S. Census

In addition to the major happenings in Nevada, some smaller things were happening as well. Check them out below. New mining towns were popping up Nevada gains more land Ranching becomes more important Basque immigrants settle in Nevada Women were fighting for the right to vote Las Vegas gets its first school

William M. Stewart William’s interest in mining is what brought him West. He was a mining lawyer and later became Nevada’s first United State’s senator. He helped write the 15 th Amendment, which gave men of all races the right to vote. Hannah K. Clapp Hannah opened a school in Carson City called the Sierra Seminary. She was very involved in education, later becoming the first professor of English and History for the University of Nevada, Reno, as well as a librarian. She also supported women’s rights.

The end of the 19 th century was particularly hard for Nevadan’s. The mines were drying up and people were moving out to find work in other areas. Economic hardships from mining to ranching were felt. The state needed to find a way to bring new jobs and build up it’s failing economy. With the beginning of the 20 th century just around the corner, Nevada would be faced with a new set of challenges.

Hannah K. Clapp photograph Goldfield Photograph Larson, P.E. General View of the Mohawk Mine, Goldfield, Nevada. C1906. Panoramic Photographs from the Library of Congress, American Memory. Library of Congress. 31 July William M. Stewart Photograph Las Vegas Land Auction Photograph retrieved July 29, 2007 from the University of Nevada Las Vegas Special Collections. Permission to use photo granted.