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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1OJ0_the-old-spanish-trail_Las-Vegas-NV.html
Stretching for 130 miles across Clark County, this historic horse trail became Nevada's first route of commerce in 1829 when trade was initiated between Santa Fe and Los Angeles. The trail was later used by the wagons of the "49'ers" and Mormon pi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JCP_the-garses-expedition_Laughlin-NV.html
Seeking to open a land route between the Missions of Sonora and California, Fray Francisco Hermenegildo Garcés, OFM, a Franciscan Missionary priest and explorer, was the first European to enter the present boundaries of Nevada. He departed …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IQJ_the-shrine-of-the-four-faced-brahma_Las-Vegas-NV.html
The Brahma Shrine is renowned throughout the Far East, to people of all faiths, as a place of prayer which in turn bestows prosperity and good fortune on those who come to visit and make their hopes and wishes known.
The casting ceremonies for …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FHR_woodlawn-cemetery_Las-Vegas-NV.html
Opened in 1914 on ten acres of donated land, the cemetery was the unofficial veterans cemetery until 1989 and is the home of Veterans Memorial Circle
Woodlawn Cemetery
Is listed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DFZ_the-cabins_Tampa-NV.html
These three cabins were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) soon after the Valley of Fire became a state park in 1935. They are constructed of native sandstone and were used for many years to shelter campers and travelers visiting th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DFY_silica-dome_Tampa-NV.html
The sandstone formations that are so prominent in the Valley of Fire are made of sand grains that are almost pure silica. This huge dome is the finest example in the area of such a deposit. The change from white to red in the base of the dome occu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DFX_valley-of-fire-behind-the-camera_Tampa-NV.html
This ruin appears to be a symbol of ancient times but was actually built in 1965 for the movie "The Professional." The main movie set, a Mexican hacienda, was located where the parking lot is now. Railroad ties can still be seen sticking out of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DFW_beehives_Tampa-NV.html
Once part of a sand deposit that covered a vast area, these rocks have been subjected to a relentless attack by harsh winds, rain, heat and cold creating the many unusual formations that make up the Valley of Fire.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DFT_atlatl-rock_Franklin-NV.html
An atlatl is a throwing stick or a dart thrower used by ancient tribes to give more force to their darts or spears. It was usually a wooden stick about two feet long with a handhold on one end and a hook on the other end. A slot cut in the tail en…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D4J_boulder-city-nevada_Boulder-City-NV.html
Originally founded in 1931 as a community for the workers building Hoover Dam, Boulder City was the first planned community in southern Nevada. Designed by Saco Rienk DeBoer, it was a federal reservation. Only workers associated with the building …