•Elko
is the sixth largest county in the United States, consisting
of 17,181 square miles. It is as big as five of the New
England states plus the District of Columbia.
•In
1885, the first high school in the state of Nevada opened
in Elko.
•The
first community college in Nevada opened in Elko in 1967.
•Elko
is the home of the annual Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
