Nevada Territory

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Nevada Territory was a 19th-century organized incorporated territory of the United States that preceded the state of Nevada, known for its mining boom and role in the American West.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Nevada Territory canonical 21
Nevada 8
Government of the Nevada Territory 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former territory ⓘ
organized incorporated territory of the United States ⓘ
admissionToUnionDate 1864-10-31 ⓘ
admittedAsState Nevada ⓘ
associatedWithConflict American Civil War ⓘ
borderChange eastern boundary extended eastward in 1862 ⓘ
southern tip added from Arizona Territory in 1863 ⓘ
capital Carson City ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateEstablished 1861-03-02 ⓘ
dissolvedOn 1864-10-31 ⓘ
economyBasedOn mining ⓘ
ranching ⓘ
endTime 1864-10-31 ⓘ
establishedBy United States Congress ⓘ
follows New Mexico Territory ⓘ
Utah Territory ⓘ
governingLaw Organic Act of 1861 ⓘ
headOfGovernment Territorial Governor of Nevada ⓘ
historicalEra American Civil War era ⓘ
linked to: American Civil War
jurisdictionOver present-day state of Nevada (most of its area) ⓘ
knownFor Comstock Lode silver discovery ⓘ
mining boom ⓘ
role in the American West ⓘ
languageUsed English ⓘ
legislature Nevada Territorial Legislature ⓘ
locatedIn American West ⓘ
linked to: Old West

North America ⓘ
mottoOrNickname The Silver Territory ⓘ
namedAfter Nevada (Spanish word for “snow-covered”) ⓘ
Sierra Nevada ⓘ
partiallyReplaces western New Mexico Territory ⓘ
western Utah Territory ⓘ
partOf United States of America ⓘ
politicalStatus organized incorporated territory ⓘ
precedes Nevada ⓘ
reasonForDissolution admission of Nevada as a U.S. state ⓘ
sharesNameWith Nevada ⓘ
significantEvent development of Virginia City as a mining center ⓘ
rapid population growth due to silver and gold rushes ⓘ
sovereignState United States of America ⓘ
startTime 1861-03-02 ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
transportInfrastructure stagecoach routes ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nevada–Utah state line → borderOf → Nevada Territory ⓘ
Arizona Territory → sharesBorderWith → Nevada ⓘ
linked to: Nevada Territory
Idaho Territory → borderedBy → Nevada ⓘ
linked to: Nevada Territory
James W. Nye → residence → Nevada Territory ⓘ
Orion Clemens → officeHolderOf → Nevada Territory ⓘ
Orion Clemens → employer → Government of the Nevada Territory ⓘ
linked to: Nevada Territory
John W. North → activeIn → Nevada Territory ⓘ
Western Federation of Miners → location of activity → Nevada ⓘ
linked to: Nevada Territory
Denver S. Dickerson → residence → Nevada ⓘ
linked to: Nevada Territory
Denver S. Dickerson → placeOfActivity → Nevada ⓘ
linked to: Nevada Territory
Sergeants 3 → narrativeLocation → Nevada Territory ⓘ
Paiute War → locatedIn → Nevada Territory ⓘ
Juab County, Nevada → locatedIn → Nevada Territory ⓘ
Juab County, Nevada → isPartOfHistoryOf → Nevada Territory ⓘ
Comstock Lode silver rush → locatedIn → Nevada Territory ⓘ
James Clair Flood → placeOfActivity → Nevada ⓘ
linked to: Nevada Territory
William S. O'Brien → placeOfActivity → Nevada ⓘ
linked to: Nevada Territory
Francis G. Newlands → workLocation → Nevada ⓘ
linked to: Nevada Territory
Territorial Enterprise → associatedWith → Nevada Territory ⓘ
Sarah Winnemucca → residence → Nevada Territory ⓘ
Chief Pocatello → region → Nevada Territory ⓘ
Eric "Hoss" Cartwright → homeState → Nevada Territory ⓘ
Joseph "Little Joe" Cartwright → residence → Nevada Territory ⓘ
Ben Cartwright → residence → Nevada Territory ⓘ
subject linked to: Ben Cartwright in Bonanza
Adam Cartwright → residence → Nevada Territory ⓘ
Adam Cartwright → setting → Nevada Territory ⓘ
subject linked to: Adam Cartwright; Bonanza
Spanish Nevada → successorTerritory → Nevada Territory ⓘ