Carson City
Silver State seat
Carson City is the capital of Nevada, a small city in the western part of the state near Lake Tahoe.
Named for the frontiersman Kit Carson, it served as a hub during the Comstock Lode silver rush and housed a U.S. mint from 1870 to 1893—coins marked "CC" remain collectible.
Famous Nevada ore deposit
- silver miningExcavating precious metal ore
- Pony ExpressMounted relay postal system
- gold rushMass migration seeking ore
- statehoodCondition of being sovereign
Mark Twain · territorial · pioneers · settlers · Wild West · stagecoach · prospectors · mining boom
Seat of state government
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- governorState's chief executive
- assemblyConstructing from components
- senateLegislative governing body
lawmaking · bills · statutes · administration · executive · judiciary · constitution · sovereignty
Nevada gambling city
- Lake TahoeAlpine body between states
- Sierra NevadaWestern U.S. mountain range
- Great BasinClosed hydrological region, American West
- SparksNevada municipality near Reno
Central business district
- mayorElected head of municipality
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- residentsPeople living somewhere
- communityCollective of connected people
infrastructure · public services · utilities · streets · parks · schools · civic center
Large denomination coins
- gold coinsCurrency struck from precious yellow metal
- numismaticOf coin collecting
- coin collectingHobby of acquiring currency
- rare coinsUncommon historical currency
Comstock Lode
Famous Nevada ore deposit
- silver miningExcavating precious metal ore
- Pony ExpressMounted relay postal system
- gold rushMass migration seeking ore
Mark Twain · statehood · territorial · pioneers · settlers · Wild West · stagecoach · prospectors · mining boom · Bonanza
state capitol
Seat of state government
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- governorState's chief executive
- assemblyConstructing from components
senate · lawmaking · bills · statutes · administration · executive · judiciary · constitution · sovereignty · Supreme Court
Reno
Nevada gambling city
- Lake TahoeAlpine body between states
- Sierra NevadaWestern U.S. mountain range
- Great BasinClosed hydrological region, American West
downtown
Central business district
community · infrastructure · public services · utilities · streets · parks · schools · civic center
silver dollars
Large denomination coins
- gold coinsCurrency struck from precious yellow metal
- numismaticOf coin collecting
- coin collectingHobby of acquiring currency
rare coins · bullion · coinage · currency · specie
- NevadaLas Vegas, Reno, Lake Tahoe, Comstock Lode, Henderson
- Western TownsTombstone, Deadwood, Dodge, Abilene, Cody
- EurogamesCatan, Carcassonne, Puerto Rico, Concordia, Ticket to Ride
- Mint MarksP, D, S, O, W
- Montcalm CountyGreenville, Stanton, Sheridan, Lakeview, McBride
- Major CitiesNew York, Paris, Los Angeles, Chicago, Berlin
Carson CityLas Vegas
Nevada's gambling capital
Vegas · The Strip · Sin City · Las Vegas Strip · entertainment capital
Carson CityWashington D.C.
United States capital city
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