Tag: Nevada
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10 Interesting Facts About Winchester, Nevada
Facts About Winchester Winchester sits in the east-central part of the Las Vegas Valley. Winchester has a total area of 4.3 square miles, all land. Winchester is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The estimated population of Winchester is 28,231, as of 2019 Winchester is governed by the Clark…
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10 Interesting Facts About Sparks, Nevada
Facts About Sparks Sparks is widely known as the premiere special events venue for much of northern Nevada. “Arts in Bloom,” a Mothers Day festival held at the Sparks Marina Park, features artwork, food and entertainment. Sparks is a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. Sparks was founded in 1904 and incorporated on March…
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10 Interesting Facts About Enterprise, Nevada
Facts About Enterprise Enterprise was formed in December 1996. The primary coordinate point for Enterprise is located at latitude 36.0252 and longitude -115.2419 in Clark County. The oldest structure in the area is a water tower, which was built in 1926. The census-designated place of Enterprise has a total area of 46.51 square miles. References…
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10 Interesting Facts About Spring Valley
Facts About Spring Valley Spring Valley was formed in May 1981. The census-designated place of Spring Valley has a total area of 33.4 sq mi, all of it land. Spring Valley is the home of tennis players Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, as well as former Sacramento Kings owners George J. Maloof, Jr. The estimated…
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10 Interesting Facts About Carson City
Facts About Carson City Nicknames for Carson City include Carson or simply CC. Nevada’s official moniker is The Silver State referring to the state’s silver rush in the mid-1800s. Carson City was recognized by the Guinness World Records for its Nevada State Prison, from which Leonard T. Fristoe made the longest recorded escape by a…
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10 Interesting Facts About Pahrump, Nevada
Facts About Pahrump Pahrump was originally inhabited by the Southern Paiute. They reportedly chose the name for Pahrump after the original Southern Paiute name Pah-Rimpi, or “Water Rock,” so named because of the abundant artesian wells in the valley. Pahrump is an unincorporated town located at the southernmost tip of Nye County, Nevada, United States.…
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10 Interesting Facts About Whitney, Nevada
Facts About Whitney, Nevada The census-designated place of Whitney has a total area of 6.8 square miles, all of it land. As an unincorporated town, Whitney is directly managed by the Clark County Commission. The town of Whitney was established in 1931 when Whitney subdivided his ranch due to the construction of the Boulder Highway.…
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10 Interesting Facts About Paradise, Nevada
Facts About Paradise Paradise was founded on December 8, 1950. The census-designated place of Paradise has a total area of 46.7 square miles, all of it land. The southern part of the Las Vegas Valley was referred to as Paradise Valley as early as 1910, owing to a high water table that made the land…
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10 Interesting Facts About Sun Valley, Nevada
Facts About Sun Valley The community is located within Sun Valley approximately three miles north of Reno on Nevada State Route 443. The Sun Valley has a total area of 14.9 square miles, all land. Sun Valley is a census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The estimated elevation of Sun Valley is 1,440…
