A report on Nevada and Reno, Nevada

Mexico in 1824. Alta California included today's Nevada.
The Overland Limited at Reno in 1913
Sculpture representing a steam locomotive, in Ely, Nevada. Early locomotives played an important part in Nevada's mining industry.
Nevada territory in 1861
The flag that was used by Reno from 1959 up to the flag change on April 25, 2018
Mountains west of Las Vegas in the Mojave Desert
Reno Nevada and the Truckee Meadows south west of the Reno Tahoe International Airport has a large herd of mustang horses. These horses nurse and range around the runoff of Steamboat Creek. The mustang is a notable iconic image of the Nevada range land, which includes Reno.
A valley near Pyramid Lake
Dog Valley, west of Reno, an area of active faulting
Topographic map of Nevada
Sunset in Reno
Little Finland rock formation in Nevada
Map of racial distribution in Reno, 2010 U.S. Census. Each dot is 25 people:
Köppen climate types of Nevada, using 1991-2020 climate normals.
Downtown Reno, including the city's famous arch over Virginia Street
The Las Vegas Strip looking South
Silver Legacy Hotel with Downtown Reno in the background
Carson City Mint in Carson City. Carson City is an independent city and the capital of Nevada.
A panorama of downtown Reno in 2012
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Calico basin
Night arrival of medical transport helicopter at Renown Regional Medical Center
Great Basin National Park
Exterior of Nevada Museum of Art
The quartzite of Doso Doyabi in Great Basin National Park
Reno Events Center
Valley of Fire State Park
Reno Whitewater Festival at the whitewater park in Reno
Mount Charleston
Virginia Lake is a popular place for people to walk their dog in Reno.
Population density map of Nevada
River rafting on the 4th of July, 2018 on the Truckee River
The Winnemucca Sand Dunes, north of Winnemucca
T6s line up for the 2014 Reno Air Races
Downtown Reno
An older picture showing part of the University of Nevada, Reno campus in the foreground
East Las Vegas suburbs
Reno skyline in June 2006
Nevada quarter
I-80 in Downtown Reno
MGM Grand, with sign promoting it as The City of Entertainment
Reno skyline in September 2014
Lake Tahoe on the Nevada–California border
Goldstrike (Post-Betze) Mine in the Carlin Trend, the largest Carlin-type deposit in the world, containing more than 35000000 ozt gold
Cattle near the Bruneau River in Elko County
Ranching in Washoe County
State route shield
U.S. Route50, also known as "The Loneliest Road in America"
The Nevada State Legislative Building in Carson City
The courthouse of the Supreme Court of Nevada
A map that details the federal land in southern Nevada, showing Nellis Air Force Base Complex and Nevada Test Site
Party registration by county (February 2021):

Reno is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about 22 mi from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World".

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Its county seat is Reno.

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Cities and communities of the Las Vegas valley

Las Vegas Valley

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Cities and communities of the Las Vegas valley
Las Vegas Valley viewed in false color, from 438 mi by TERRA satellite. Grass-covered land, such as golf courses, appears in red. The picture bottom is just south of Sunset Road and the airport, the Spring Mountains on the west and Sunrise Mountain on the east.
Las Vegas at night in 2010
Lake Mead shown behind Hoover Dam on the Colorado River
The Las Vegas Strip looking south at night
Exterior of the Palazzo hotel. A major part of the city economy is based on tourism including gambling and ultra-luxury hotels.
Construction on The Strip. (2009)
A full-scale mockup of Bigelow Aerospace's Space Station Alpha inside their facility in North Las Vegas
The Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign
Chanel and Giorgio Armani boutiques at Via Bellagio
CES 2014 Audi TT Display
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts located in downtown Las Vegas
Reynolds Hall main stage at The Smith Center
The Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
The Lied Library
Wildflowers in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Mount Charleston
The entrance to Summerlin, an affluent planned community
The Las Vegas Monorail pulling into the Sahara station in Paradise
Harry Reid International Airport Terminal 3
A JetBlue Airbus A320 taking off from Harry Reid International Airport
Las Vegas Boulevard looking south from the Stratosphere
Allegiant Stadium
T-Mobile Arena as seen from Toshiba Plaza
The Wynn Golf Club
Sunset Park at dusk
Las Vegas Boulevard facing south and Planet Hollywood Las Vegas
Fremont East
The Bellagio (left) and Caesar's Palace (right)
MacDonald Highlands, one of many affluent neighborhoods in the valley
CityCenter complex
Wynn Las Vegas
The Fashion Show Mall
Fountains of Bellagio
Crystals at City Center
High Roller
The Forum Shops at Caesars
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Las Vegas Arts District
Ugo Rondinone's Seven Magic Mountains

The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada, and the second largest in the Southwestern United States.

Interstate 11 will eventually serve the connection from Nogales, Arizona to the Reno and Sparks vicinity of either Fernley or at the Reno Spaghetti Bowl in Reno when completed.

View east along I-80 just after entering Nevada from California. The First Transcontinental Railroad is visible on the lower right

Interstate 80 in Nevada

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View east along I-80 just after entering Nevada from California. The First Transcontinental Railroad is visible on the lower right
I-80 descending into Reno from the Sierra Nevada
I-80 in Downtown Reno
I-80 eastbound on the approach to Emigrant Pass
View east along I-80 from an overpass approaching Carlin Canyon
Approaching West Wendover from west
State Route 1 - The first designation for what is now I-80 across Nevada, from approx. 1929–1939
Until 1975, the route of I-80 was designated U.S. Route 40.

Interstate 80 (I-80) traverses the northern portion of the US state of Nevada.

Upon exiting the canyon, the freeway serves the Truckee Meadows, a name for the urban area consisting of Verdi, Reno, and Sparks.

Las Vegas

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Southern Paiutes at Moapa wearing traditional Paiute basket hats with Paiute cradleboard and rabbit robe
Golden Nugget and Pioneer Club along Fremont Street in 1952
This view of downtown Las Vegas shows a mushroom cloud in the background. Scenes such as this were typical during the 1950s. From 1951 to 1962, the government conducted 100 atmospheric tests at the nearby Nevada Test Site.
Fremont Street in the late 1960s
Astronaut photograph of Las Vegas at night
Downtown Las Vegas with Red Rock Canyon in the background
Desert scene at the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in the Las Vegas area
Spring flowers at the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area in the Las Vegas area
The entrance to the community of Summerlin
Affluent neighborhoods are located throughout the Las Vegas Valley. Above is the entrance to MacDonald Highlands.
Map of racial distribution in Las Vegas, 2010 U.S. Census. Each dot is 25 people:
The Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign, welcoming tourists to the city
World Market Center Building A
The Golden Nugget Las Vegas
The Las Vegas Strip, primarily located in Paradise
A view of the Las Vegas Valley looking north from the Stratosphere Tower
The Smith Center for the Performing Arts & Discovery Museum
Symphony Park in Downtown Las Vegas
Las Vegas City Hall in downtown Las Vegas
Las Vegas Review-Journal sign
Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) provides public bus transportation.
Harry Reid International Airport provides private and public aviation services to the city.
Inside Terminal 3 at Harry Reid International Airport in Paradise

Las Vegas (Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County.

US 95 connects the city to northwestern Nevada, including Carson City and Reno.

Washoe County School District

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The Washoe County School District (WCSD) is a public school district providing public education to students in all parts of Washoe County, Nevada, including the cities of Reno and Sparks, and the unincorporated communities of Verdi, Incline Village, Sun Valley and Gerlach.

Southbound US 395 in Douglas County, about 3 mi south of the I-580/US 50 intersection in Carson City

U.S. Route 395 in Nevada

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Southbound US 395 in Douglas County, about 3 mi south of the I-580/US 50 intersection in Carson City
View north along US 395 in Reno, just north of I-80

U.S. Route 395 (US 395) is an 85 mi United States Numbered Highway near Lake Tahoe in the state of Nevada.

US 395 serves the cities of Gardnerville, Minden, Carson City and Reno.

Tonopah, Nevada

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Tonopah in 1913
Old Mizpah mine in 1980
Tonopah (Nevada) Meteorite, aka Quinn Canyon meteorite main mass. Weight 3,275 lbs. Field Museum photo
The Nevada Rapid Transit line running between Tonopah and Manhattan
Clown Motel
HEADFRAME of the old Mizpah Mine. HAER photo, pre-1968. Within the Tonopah Historic Mining Park

Tonopah (, Shoshoni language: Tonampaa ) is an unincorporated town in, and the county seat of, Nye County, Nevada, United States.

It is located at the junction of U.S. Routes 6 and 95, approximately midway between Las Vegas and Reno.

Nevada Wolf Pack

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The Nevada Wolf Pack are the athletic teams that represent the University of Nevada, Reno.

The Nevada Wolf Pack are the athletic teams that represent the University of Nevada, Reno.

Nevada is a member of the Mountain West Conference

It was founded on October 24, 1896 with football as the Sagebrushers in Reno, Nevada.

NV Energy

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Public utility which generates, transmits and distributes electric service in northern and southern Nevada, including the Las Vegas Valley, and provides natural gas service in the Reno–Sparks metropolitan area of northern Nevada.

Public utility which generates, transmits and distributes electric service in northern and southern Nevada, including the Las Vegas Valley, and provides natural gas service in the Reno–Sparks metropolitan area of northern Nevada.

Entrance to NV Energy corporate headquarters
NV Energy's One Nevada (ON) Line

Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, it serves about 1.3 million customers and over 40 million tourists annually.

NV Energy is the product of the 1998 merger of the two major utilities in Nevada—northern Nevada's Sierra Pacific Power, based in Reno, and Las Vegas' Nevada Power.