While Samuel Clemens took the penname "Mark Twain" as a reporter working for the "Territorial Enterprise," he began his writing career as a reporter in the Midwest some years before moving to Virginia City, Nevada in 1862.
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Nevada's smallest incorporated city is Gabbs located about 140 miles southeast of Reno.Update: {Gabbs, what was Nevada's smallest city was disincorporated on May 8, 2001}
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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.