Writer and commentator Lowell Thomas called Elko, Nevada the last cowtown in America. Elko is the home of the annual Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
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Construction of the Nevada State Capitol located in Carson City was proposed on April 14, 1870. Carson City is one the 14th smallest state capital in the country.
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Bertha was a performing elephant that entertained for 37 years at John Ascuaga's Nugget casino located in Sparks, Nevada. She was 48 years old when she died.