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- Nevada Fast Facts -

Became Nevada Territory on 2 March, 1861. Admitted to the Union as the 36th state on 31 October, 1864. Carson City, an independent city, was formed in 1969 from Ormsby county. Defunct counties include: Bullfrog county, formed in 1987 from part of Nye county and abolished in 1989; Lake county, one of the original 9 counties formed in 1861. It was renamed Roop county in 1862 and annexed to Washoe county in 1883; Ormsby county was also one of the original 9 counties. It was absorbed by Carson City in 1969.

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