Introducing Western Nevada
A vast and mostly undeveloped sagebrush steppe, the western corner of the state is carved by mountain ranges and parched valleys. It’s also the place where modern Nevada began. It was the site of the state’s first trading post, first farms and the famous Comstock silver lode in and around Virginia City, which spawned towns, financed the Union side in the Civil War and earned Nevada its statehood.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
