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| Nevada Facts |
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Nevada is the seventh largest state with 110,540 square miles, 85% of them federally owned including the secret Area 51 near the little town of Rachel. |
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In March 1931 Governor Fred Balzar signed into law the bill legalizing gambling in the state of Nevada. |
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Nevada's Highway 50, known as the Loneliest Highway in America, received its name from "Life" magazine in 1986. There are few road stops in the 287 mile stretch between Ely and Fernley. |
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