Reno, who was killed in action during the American Civil War at the Battle of South Mountain, on Fox's Gap.
The city is named after Civil War Union Major General Jesse L.
The Reno metro area (along with the neighboring city Sparks) occupies a valley colloquially known as the Truckee Meadows, it is the 81st most populous city in the United States, the 3rd most populous city in Nevada, and the most populous in Nevada outside the Las Vegas Valley. Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the county seat and most populous city of Washoe County and sits in the High Eastern Sierra foothills, in the Truckee River valley, on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about 22 miles (35 km) north from Lake Tahoe, known as 'The Biggest Little City in the World'. Reno ( / ˈ r iː n oʊ/ REE-noh) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S.
