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Prior to July 2007, WNC was known as Western Nevada Community College. The name change was approved by the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents in recognition of WNC's ability to grant four-year degrees in a few subjects, though the school's overall focus is still largely related to two-year associates degrees and short-term ...
The Jack C. Davis Observatory is an astronomical observatory at Western Nevada College in Carson City, Nevada.The facility has three telescopes: two 0.4 m (16 in) reflecting telescopes and one 0.25 m (9.8 in) reflector.
Lyon County and Churchill County are sometimes also referred to as part of Western Nevada. [ 1 ] The region is the second most populous in the state (the first being Southern Nevada containing the Las Vegas Valley ) with between 530,000 and 615,000 residents, depending on whether Lyon and Churchill counties are included.
Carson City: 510 (Independent city) 1969: Founded 1858, consolidated with Ormsby county in 1969. Carson River, named in turn for Christopher Houston (Kit) Carson (1809–1868), the frontier scout and soldier. 58,036: 144 sq mi (373 km 2) Churchill County: 001: Fallon: 1861: Original: Sylvester Churchill (1783–1862), a general in the Mexican ...
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Redwood Materials, Inc. is an American company headquartered in Carson City, Nevada. The company aims to recycle lithium-ion batteries and produce battery materials for electromobility and electrical storage systems. [2] Founded in 2017 by J. B. Straubel, Redwood Materials was reported to have a valuation of about $3.7 billion as of July 2021. [3]
Carson City, officially the Consolidated Municipality of Carson City, [3] is an independent city and the capital of the U.S. state of Nevada. [4] As of the 2020 census , the population was 58,639, making it the 6th most populous city in the state.
Silver Springs is located in northern Lyon County. [4] U.S. Route 50 leads east 26 miles (42 km) to Fallon and west 36 miles (58 km) to Carson City, the state capital.U.S. Route 95A leads north 15 miles (24 km) to Interstate 80 at Fernley and south 32 miles (51 km) to Yerington, the county seat.