The capital of the US state of Nevada is Carson City. It is home to the Nevada State Capitol building, the Nevada Legislative Building, and the Supreme Court of Nevada
When the Territory of Nevada was formed in the separation from the Utah Territory during the American Civil War in 1861, Genoa served as the first capital until it was moved later that year to Carson City.
Nevada Territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Nevada in 1864, and Carson City become the permanent state capital.
