Nevada Territory
The Territory of Nevada (N.T.) was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, until October 31, 1864, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Nevada.
| Territory of Nevada | |||||||||
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| Organized incorporated territory of the United States | |||||||||
| 1861–1864 | |||||||||
The Nevada Territory in 1861, with the Utah and New Mexico Territories | |||||||||
| Capital | Genoa (1861) Carson City (1861–1864) | ||||||||
| • Type | Organized incorporated territory | ||||||||
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• Organic act | March 2 1861 | ||||||||
| October 31 1864 | |||||||||
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Prior to the creation of the Nevada Territory, the area was part of western Utah Territory and was known as Washoe, after the native Washoe people. The separation of the territory from Utah was important to the federal government because of its political leanings, while the population itself was keen to be separated because of animosity (and sometimes violence) between non-Mormons in Nevada and Mormons from the rest of the Utah Territory.
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