America at 250: Nevada: The Silver State

Nevada has made a habit of reinventing itself. Long before silver transformed Virginia City or neon transformed Las Vegas, Indigenous peoples made their lives across the Great Basin. Later generations came seeking mineral wealth, land, work, entertainment, and sometimes a fresh start, repeatedly reshaping the place that became the Silver State.A Brief History of the Silver StatePeople have lived in the Great Basin for thousands of years, adapting to mountains, deserts, lakes, and broad valleys.