The Federal Government owns more than 80 percent of Nevada.
Nevada is the only state with an entire museum devoted to the life and time of entertainer Liberace.
The only Nevada lake with an outlet to the sea is man made Lake Mead.
Camels were used as pack animals in Nevada as late as 1870.
Hoover Dam, contains 3.25 million cubic yards of concrete.
Nevada is the largest gold-producing state in the nation.
The first case in the U.S. for fingerprint conviction occurred in Nevada.
In 1859, the first major discovery of silver ore in the U.S. (Comstock Lode) occurred in Nevada.
The first and only motel completely decorated in a clown theme is the Clown Motel, which is located in Tonopah, Nevada.
The first round courthouse built in the U.S. was the Pershing County Courthouse, located in Lovelock, Nevada.
The nation's first off-airport airline baggage check-in service opened in Las Vegas at the Imperial Palace.
On March 1, 1869, Nevada was the first state to ratify the 15th Amendment.
On November 4, 1870, Nevada produced "The Great Train Robbery" - the American West's first train robbery.
Nevada was the first and only state to discover a complete skeleton of an ichthyosaur.
Most of the state is desert but part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range has snow for half the year.
Nevada has more mountain ranges than any other state.