Sheriff Pope’s Message of the Week : October 25, 2024

Message of the Week 10/25/2024

I am a native Nevadan, I still have not gotten used to observing Nevada Day on any day but October 31st. However, here we are; it’s Nevada Day!

Happy Nevada Day! Below are some fun facts about our great State!

• Nevada became our 36th state on October 31, 1864, in the midst of the Civil War.

• Nicknames: Silver State, Battle Born State, and the Sagebrush State

• State motto: All for Our Country

• State bird: Mountain Bluebird

• State flower: Sagebrush

• State tree: Bristlecone Pine

• State animal: Desert Bighorn Sheep

• State fish: Lahontan Cutthroat Trout

• State reptile: Desert Tortoise

• State area: 110,622 square miles

• Highest point: Boundary Peak

• The state was named after the mountain range “Sierra Nevada”.

• Nicknamed the “Silver State”, Nevada is the largest gold-producing state in the U.S. and fourth-largest globally.

• America’s largest silver deposit, the Comstock Lode, was found in Nevada in 1859.

• Nevada is the seventh-largest state in size in the U.S.

• Nevada has more mountain ranges than any other state in the U.S.

• Nevada has more hotel rooms than any other place on Earth.

• 15 of the top 25 largest hotels in the world reside in Las Vegas.

• Nevada was the first state to ratify the 15th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits the states and federal governments from denying a citizen to vote based on that citizen’s “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”

Trunk or Treats:

As you can see from the photographs shared on this page, we are quite busy with community events. The trunk of treats and fall festivals are going extremely well. Deputies are reporting back that kids and adults alike are very happy that the Sheriff’s Office is present at these events.

The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office continues its mission of breaking down barriers between law enforcement and our community, especially the youth. Halloween is next Thursday night, be safe and enjoy trick or treating throughout the County. We’ll see you at even more Trunk or Treats!

Respectfully,

Sheriff Brad Pope