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| Just outside the town of Austin on US highway 50 which was named The Loneliest Road in America by Life magazine in July 1986. The historic route was first used for the Pony Express and later for the Central Overland Route and Lincoln Highway. |
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Flag |
State Seal * |
| Website : www.nv.gov |
 Capital
: Carson
City |
 Highest
point : Boundary
peak, 13,140 feet |
 Area : 110,567 square miles,
7th largest state |
 Population : 1,998,257
(2000 US Census) |
 Motto
: All
for our country |
 Admitted to
Union : October 31, 1864 |
 State
Song : "Home Means Nevada" |
 State Bird : Mountain Bluebird |
 State Flower : Sagebrush |
 State Tree : Bristlecone Pine & Single-leaf Pinon |
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