"nuh-VAY-dah" was once know as Hog Eye Mo.
THANK GOD THEY CHANGED IT!! Can you imagine saying I was born in Hog Eye, Mo.!!!
Origin of name Nevada-
Before its incorporation in 1855, the area had the names Fair View and Hog-Eye. The latter name was considered too homey and the former name had already been taken as a post office name in Missouri. The town was named after Nevada City, California by circuit and county clerk DeWitt C. Hunter after his travels to California during the Gold Rush of 1849. The pronunciation of the city's name, though, is different than the state's. The first "a" is pronounced long (rhymes with hay), giving the name "nuh-VAY-dah".
Origin of name Nevada-
Before its incorporation in 1855, the area had the names Fair View and Hog-Eye. The latter name was considered too homey and the former name had already been taken as a post office name in Missouri. The town was named after Nevada City, California by circuit and county clerk DeWitt C. Hunter after his travels to California during the Gold Rush of 1849. The pronunciation of the city's name, though, is different than the state's. The first "a" is pronounced long (rhymes with hay), giving the name "nuh-VAY-dah".
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