Nevada State Symbols

Nevada State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots

Nevada Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots

Called the gambling capital of the US, Nevada is also the largest producer of gold in the country. Nevada boasts of short, chilly winters that provide a perfect climate to experience a variety of activities. Students can enjoy Nevada's world-renown golf courses, mountain trails, and ski resorts as well as visit Las Vegas and the Hoover Dam.

Nevada's name comes from the Spanish word meaning "snow clad"--a reference to the snow-covered peaks of the Sierra Nevada. The discovery of the Comstock Lode, a massive deposit of silver, in 1859 brought many fortune seekers. Statehood followed shortly afterwards in 1864, when Nevada was admitted as the 36th state. Nevada is in a mountain region that includes semiarid grasslands and sandy deserts, and is the most arid (dry) state in the nation. Like oases in the desert, Nevada's two main cities--Las Vegas and Reno--attract fortune seekers from around the world hoping to strike it rich in the many casinos located there. The capital is Carson City, and the state bird is the mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides).

Nevada State Symbols contains descriptions and pictures of the state symbols, emblems, and mascots of the state, which can be quickly accessed. This resource guide represents many of Nevada state facts such as Nevada state symbols, the state flower, the state gemstone, the state insect, the state tree, the state bird, the state animal, the state flag that flies over Nevada, and the capital, as well as many more symbols, emblems, and mascots.



Nevada State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots

Symbols

Symbol Name - (Species)

Animal Desert Bighorn Sheep
(Ovis canadensis nelsoni)
Artifact Tule Duck Decoy
Bird Mountain Bluebird
(Sialia currucoides)
Colors Silver and Blue
Fish Lahontan Cutthroat Trout
(Salmo clarki henshawi)
Flag State Flag
Flower Sagebrush
(Artemisia tridentata or trifida)
Fossil Ichthyosaur
(genus Shonisaurus)
Gemstone Virgin Valley Black Fire Opal
Grass Indian Rye Grass
(Oryzopsis hymenoides)
Insect Vivid dancer damselfly
(Argia vivida)
Locomotive Nevada Northern Railway Engine No. 40
March "Silver State Fanfare"
Metal Silver (Ag)
Motto "All for Our Country"
Nicknamess "Battle Born State, etc"
Quarter Nevada State Quarter
Reptile Desert Tortoise
(Gopherus agassizii)
Rock Sandstone
Seal Great Seal
Semi-precious Gemstone Nevada Turquoise
Slogan "Battle Born"
Soil Orovada Series Soil
Song "Home Means Nevada"o
Tartan State Tartan
Tree Single-leaf Pinon
(Pinus monophylla)
Tree Bristlecone Pine
(Pinus longaeva)
US State Symbols
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