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Art_from_Ark

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26. Carson City was also the site of a US Mint

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #25)

Thu Jun 19, 2014, 09:56 PM

Jun 2014

It produced gold and silver coins from 1870 until 1893, and all the coins it produced are now highly sought after by collectors. The Old Mint building is still in existence is open to visitors.

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Move over, Miss South Carolina: Miss USA doesn't know her state's capital! [View all] KamaAina Jun 2014 OP

The state of geography education in this country is appalling. At the age of four Louisiana1976 Jun 2014 #1

Al Franken still has it! arcane1 Jun 2014 #2

Wow! His is better than mine! KamaAina Jun 2014 #4

I'd like to see him do this in person. Jenoch Jun 2014 #5

It's definitely not a onetime thing: arcane1 Jun 2014 #7

Wow, he's been doing this for a long time. Jenoch Jun 2014 #10

Wow. Great job, Senator Franken. surrealAmerican Jun 2014 #15

When I was 5, I had a little plastic jigsaw puzzle map of the US Art_from_Ark Jun 2014 #19

We had that too! spooky3 Jun 2014 #29

me three! unblock Jun 2014 #33

What a dope. bigwillq Jun 2014 #3

That's a big brush you're using. Jenoch Jun 2014 #6

Let's stick you on a radio or TV show and see how well you do... former9thward Jun 2014 #12

If I were Miss Nevada, I would damn well know my capital city. bigwillq Jun 2014 #16

Too bad we don't have tapes of your appearances. former9thward Jun 2014 #22

LOL, I love the DU experts. So many perfect people here! n-t Logical Jun 2014 #17

Not an expert. And she's still a dope. bigwillq Jun 2014 #20

I know, I know, you have been on TV, blah, blah, blah. n-t Logical Jun 2014 #21

Compared to other Nevadans, she's Einstein... joeybee12 Jun 2014 #8

I was going to snark at you, kiva Jun 2014 #23

Kittens are fine...I posted in the Lounge... joeybee12 Jun 2014 #34

Our best and brightest! AlinPA Jun 2014 #9

Eh. She forgot a fact under pressure. She at least had some way to remember it. NuclearDem Jun 2014 #11

At least she speaks in coherent sentences, right? nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #32

Nothing tops Miss South Carolina's "moment", sorry quinnox Jun 2014 #13

She was just tired. betsuni Jun 2014 #14

beauty pageants perpetuate bimbo stereotypes RainDog Jun 2014 #18

To be fair, this wasn't nearly as bad as the Miss Teen S.C. fiasco. AverageJoe90 Jun 2014 #24

Carson City is west of Boise KamaAina Jun 2014 #25

Carson City was also the site of a US Mint Art_from_Ark Jun 2014 #26

True, true. AverageJoe90 Jun 2014 #27

A lot of hardcore baby boomer TV junkies would have said Virginia City Brother Buzz Jun 2014 #28

It's my unddrstanding she participated in the Miss USA California pagent a couple of times, Jenoch Jun 2014 #30

That was mentioned in the article. KamaAina Jun 2014 #31