Las Vegas started booming as a stopover on the pioneer trails and became an attractive railroad town with many stores, boarding houses and saloons in the early 1900s. Today, the sleepless city is renowned for its gambling, shopping, world-class shows and fine dining.
Home to Native American Tribes
Las Vegas was once home to numerous Native American tribes, including the Kawaiisu, Kitenamuk, Serrano, Koso, and Chemehuevi who lived as far back as the 100 or 200 A.D. Archaeologists believe the regions artesian wells would have provided enough water to support small communities, and skeletal remains indicate wildlife was prevalent.
Early Spanish Settlers
In the 1820s, Spaniards traveling from Mexico to northern California on the Old Spanish Trail named the area “Las Vegas”, meaning “The Meadows”. The name stayed after the area became part of the U.S. in 1855.
In 1844, John C. Fremont, of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers arrived in Las Vegas and kept a journal describing two springs he found.
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