Nevada Federal School Codes (FAFSA)
Nevada State Overview State of the US Confederation. Ceded to the United States by Mexico in 1848 (➔ Guadalupe Hidalgo, Treaty of) as part of California, it was then (1850) aggregated to Utah; established in an autonomous territory in 1861, it was organized as a state on 31 October. 1864. After the Second World War, some uninhabited areas were used as a testing ground for nuclear weapons. The capital city of Nevada is Carson City. Located in the western part…