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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXXK_las-vegas-springs_Las-Vegas-NV.html
The San Pedro, Salt Lake and Los Angeles Railroad bought Helen Stewart's Las Vegas Ranch in 1902, giving it control of the Las Vegas Springs and the water supply needed for the creation of Las Vegas in 1905. The railroad's subsidiary, the Las Vega…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXXJ_old-mormon-fort_Las-Vegas-NV.html
After founding Salt Lake City in 1847, the Mormon Church expanded its settlement westward. The Las Vegas Mission was established in June 1855 as an outpost roughly halfway between Salt Lake City and Southern California. Built alongside the Las Veg…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWH8_las-vegas-high-school_Las-Vegas-NV.html
Las Vegas High School"Las Vegas Academy"Has been placed on theNational Registerof Historic PlacesBy the United StatesDepartment of the Interior1931
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW9K_green-shack_Las-Vegas-NV.html
Opened around 1931 by Mrs. Mattie "Jimmy" Jones, the Green Shack restaurant was a town landmark at this site. The restaurant opened in a Union Pacific Railroad barracks building that was moved here; in 1934 additions were made to the structure. Fo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW9J_the-huntridge-neighborhood_Las-Vegas-NV.html
Las Vegas' first tract subdivision, the Huntridge neighborhood was erected between 1941 and 1944 on land purchased in the 1920s by international businessman Leigh Hunt. After his death in 1931, Hunt's widow sold off large chunks of land. In Decemb…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW9H_mary-dutton-park_Las-Vegas-NV.html
The City of Las Vegas Mayor and City CouncilpresentsAn Art in Public Places Project by The City of LasVegas Arts CommissionIn celebration of the Las Vegas CentennialSculpture by Steven Liguori "Breaking Ground"This 14' high stainless steel sculptu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW9G_first-water-company_Las-Vegas-NV.html
1905 - 1908City of Las VegasDiamond JubileeFrom within this area flowing artesian springs and wells provided the lifeblood to the valley and it settlers.This abundant supply of water has been the most important asset in the establishment, developm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW9F_las-vegas-high-school-las-vegas-high-school-neighborhood_Las-Vegas-NV.html
This is a two sided markerSide A:Las Vegas High School As the population of Las Vegas increased throughout the 1920s and the construction of Hoover Dam was assured, many saw the need for a new high school. Principal Maude Frazier overcame public c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW8W_old-betsy_Las-Vegas-NV.html
On this site stood "Old Betsy," Las Vegas' first electric generator, which serviced the power needs of the new town. The generator, operated by the Consolidated Power and Telephone company, supplied electricity from 1906-1916. The company evolved …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW8R_historic-preservation_Las-Vegas-NV.html
Las Vegas was established as a railroad town in 1905; at the head of Fremont Street, the Mission-style depot represented the railroad's dominance over the economic and social life of the town for several decades. The streets of downtown were laid …