With the Banner of 1865, established after the admission of Nevada to the United States. - (“Wasser = water”)

STATE DATA

Abbreviation: NV

Nickname: The Silver State

Capital: Carson City

Official Language: None

State Motto: All For Our Country

Admitted to Union: 31^st of October 1864 as the 36^th state

Population: about 2.998.000

German-Americans: more than 339.000 - about 14% - Biggest ethnic group in Nevada!

THE STAR IN THE BANNER

REGIONAL-PARTNER

Regional German-American institutions

- American Historical Society of Germans, Las Vegas

- Die Lustigen Zehn, Las Vegas

- German-American Society of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas

- German-American Social Club of Nevada, Las Vegas

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German fests/events

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German Restaurants

- Café Heidelberg German Market and Restaurant, Las Vegas

- Hofbraeuhaus Las Vegas, Las Vegas

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Stores specialized on German goods

- Café Heidelberg German Market and Restaurant, Las Vegas

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Towns with German Background

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Additional information

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Literature about Germans here

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Additional state Symbols

State bird: Mountain bluebird

State flower: Sagebrush

State animal: Desert bighorn sheep

State tree: Bristlecone pine

State fish: Lahontan cutthroat trout

State reptile: Desert tortoise

State Insect: Vivid Dancer Damselfly

State mineral: Silver

State rock: Sandstone