1. New Nevada Shama Birla Mrs. McNeal 5 th grade

2. Nevada

3. General Information/Quick Facts Nevada got it’s name from the Spanish language meaning “snow-covered” referring to the snow-caps of the Sierra Nevada mountains. The Capital is Carson City. The Date of Statehood is October 31, 1864 It’s population is 2,600,167 people (35 th most populous state).

4. General Information/Quick Facts Continued The state nicknames are the Silver State, Sagebrush State, and Battle-born State The State Bird is the Mountain Bluebird

5. General Information/Quick Facts Continued The State Flower is Sagebrush The State Tree is the Single-Leaf Piñon The State Motto is “All For Our Country

6. Geography