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Nevada joined the Union and became a state on October 31, 1864, which was during the Civil War. Therefore, one nickname for the state is Battle Born. Some other nicknames are the Sagebrush State and the Silver State.

We weren’t born and raised here, but we love Nevada and it has been our home since 2008. Jimmy, our youngest, is the only one of our seven children who was born in Nevada. That makes him pretty lucky to be a Nevadan by birth.

What do we love about Nevada?

Of course, we love the sagebrush! To me, Nevada’s sagebrush has a different feel compared to Idaho or Utah, or Oregon’s sagebrush. It is all the same Artemisia tridentata, but…Nevada’s sagebrush is just cooler and it seems to whispers stories of days gone by.

We love the rich ranching history.

Ranching is a backbone industry in the state of Nevada. The history of ranching in Nevada is all around us. We like to take the time to learn about it. We read books about Nevada’s history. We also like to talk to different people who have been in Nevada for several generations. They have some good stories to tell. We enjoy learning about different ranches/communities and how they have evolved and grown or disappeared and become desolate and abandoned.  

Here are a few books we have about Nevada history and ghost towns.

We love the lack of population.

If you look on a map of Nevada, it doesn’t have too many interstates going through it. That is ok with us. It means fewer large cities and more distance between each city. It does make for more travel time, but you get used to it.

We have made a lot of memories in Nevada and we have met some great people here. We hope you have done the same in the state where you live.