Area 51 is acknowledged with State Route 375 officially christened "The Extraterrestrial Highway" in a ceremony featuring the director and cast of the movie "Independence Day." The highway runs between Alamo and Tonopah, Nevada. There is a tiny restaurant
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Nevada tribes include the Shoshone, Washo and Paiute. Tribal lands have been used in such film projects as "Misery," and "The Greatest Story Ever Told."
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Bugsy Siegel named his Las Vegas, Nevada casino "The Flamingo" for the long legs of his showgirl sweetheart, Virginia Hill.