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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Clark County, Nevada
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| Near Las Vegas Boulevard North at East McWilliams Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Neon guitar signs became the symbol world-wide for the Hard Rock brand. This Las Vegas guitar sign is important because it was the flagship -- the first Hard Rock Café guitar in the world. It graced the corner of Paradise Road and Harmon Avenue from . . . — — Map (db m145771) HM |
| Near East Washington Avenue. |
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In April 1855, Brigham Young, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, called thirty men to leave their families and possessions in the recently settled towns of Utah to serve a mission at the Las Vegas Springs. The verdant . . . — — Map (db m1419) HM |
| Near Bridger Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The Morelli House is a classic example of Las Vegas, mid-century residential architecture. It was built in 1959 by the Sands Hotel orchestra leader, Antonio Morelli, and his wife Helen. Originally located at 52 Country Club Lane in the former Desert . . . — — Map (db m69450) HM |
| On Las Vegas Boulevard North, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Panel one: The Neon Boneyard Park Sign
The lettering on a neon sign is often the most memorable design component. The Neon Boneyard Park sign includes hidden reference to this aspect of the grand history of Las Vegas signage. Each letter in . . . — — Map (db m71210) HM |
| On South Las Vegas Boulevard, on the left when traveling north. |
| | The Red Barn opened in 1958 as an antique store near Tropicana Avenue and Maryland Parkway. In 1961 the store was converted into a club that was the first coffeehouse in Las Vegas and a popular hangout among local college students. The Red Barn . . . — — Map (db m112138) HM |
| On South Las Vegas Boulevard just north of West Flamingo Road (Nevada Route 592), on the left when traveling north. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m80192) HM |
| On E. Charleston Blvd., on the left when traveling west. |
| | The Wengert residence was originally owned by Cyril S. and Lottie Wengert. Built in 1938, this Tudor Revival home was designed by Architect, H. Clifford Nordstrom, and was amongst the largest in Las Vegas. Prominent in Las Vegas social and business . . . — — Map (db m114796) HM |
| On Tule Springs Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Tule Springs is one of the few sites in the U.S. where evidence suggest the presence of man before 11,000 B.C.
Scientific evidence shows this area, once covered with sagebrush and bordered with yellow-pine forests, had many springs. These springs . . . — — Map (db m29960) HM |
| Near West Washington Avenue. |
| | The three buildings on the site were constructed in 1949 as a part of Twin Lakes Lodge, a dude ranch surrounded by stables, a lake, rodeo grounds and a natural springs.
The buildings are on a portion of the 80 acre Lorenzi Resort originally . . . — — Map (db m69454) HM |
| On East Stewart Avenue at North Third Street on East Stewart Avenue. |
| | This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
United States Post Office
and Courthouse
c.1933 — — Map (db m47746) HM |
| On South First Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing. |
| | As a founder of one of the pioneer families of Las Vegas, Ed Von Tobel came to the 1905 Las Vegas land auction and purchased a lot. He established a lumber company on Main Street in 1905 and then moved to this site in 1906. The hardware business . . . — — Map (db m47879) HM |
| Near C Street south of Jefferson Avenue. |
| | The first school in West Las Vegas opened with two rooms and two teachers for four grades.
From 1904 until 1923, children from McWilliams' Townsite crossed the railroad tracks to get to school in Clark's Townsite. This dangerous situation . . . — — Map (db m51054) HM |
| On North Las Vegas Boulevard at Foremaster Lane on North Las Vegas Boulevard. |
| | Until 1914, when the railroad donated land for a city cemetery, people buried the dead in small family plots or on public land just north of the railroad-owened Las Vegas Ranch, east of Las Vegas Boulevard.
In pre-railroad times, the Paiute . . . — — Map (db m51056) HM |
| On North Las Vegas Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 — — Map (db m75589) HM |
| On South Casino Drive south of the Laughlin Bridge to Arizona (Route 163), on the right when traveling north. |
| | American Legion Post No. 60 Laughlin-Nevada proudly designates this Avenue of Flags in honor of all those who served honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States, protecting our country and assuring us that our flag will forever wave. . . . — — Map (db m37279) HM |
| Near South Casino Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | After the United States government's successful experiment with camels in the west in 1857, entrepreneurs saw possibilities in the ungainly beasts for carrying supplies. In addition to the government's camels, which were sold off by 1864, two . . . — — Map (db m78520) HM |
| On South Casino Drive near the Laughlin Bridge to Arizona (Route 163), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Pioneer and Founding Father of the Town of Laughlin. His vision in 1966 of the opportunities and growth for this area is what you see today. — — Map (db m37278) HM |
| On Avi Casino Drive 1.8 miles west of Needles Highway, on the left when traveling north. |
| | In first times, there was chaos, and from the union of earth and sky was born the Great Spirit Matavilya.
Before he could teach his people all they needed to know about their world, he was killed by his sister, Frog Woman. It was then that his . . . — — Map (db m40308) HM |
| Near South Casino Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | During the building of Davis Dam, the Nevada side of the river here became known as Tristate. In 1964, Don Laughlin was looking for an investment opportunity. He had sold his 101 Club in North Las Vegas, and flew over a closed saloon and motel . . . — — Map (db m46732) HM |
| On Nevada Route 163 at milepost 8, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing. |
| | In 1855 Congress authorized $30,000 for camels as frontier military beast of burden because of their adaptability to desert heat, drought, and food.
Lt. Edward F. Beale surveyed the wagon route from Fort Defiance, New Mexico, to the Colorado . . . — — Map (db m32822) HM |
| On Needles Highway (at milepost 5), 2 miles south of West Casino Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | 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 Mission . . . — — Map (db m84277) HM |
| On West Mesquite Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. |
| | On this site was one of the first rest-over businesses in the Virgin Valley. Here an early version of an adobe brick house was used as a small grocery store with a separate wash house that had shower and laundry facilities, and a way station . . . — — Map (db m46745) HM |
| On East 1st North at North Sandhill Boulevard, on the left when traveling east on East 1st North. |
| | Abram Woodbury, one of the first permanent settlers in Mesquite, built a new home here circa 1919 and opened a mercantile store. He also built overnight cabins for tourists and operated Mesquite's first gas station. Abram purchased gasoline by the . . . — — Map (db m46762) HM |
| On Hughes Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Circa 1901"We lived in a lumber granary and the old rock house. We traded for this lot and built a sixteen-foot square room. I borrowed Jim's team and wagon and worked at the sawmill to get lumber for our first home." It was braced on rocks and . . . — — Map (db m46764) HM |
| On East 1st North, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Charles Hardy, one of the first settlers in Mesquite, used lumber he brought back from Mt. Trumbull and local adobe to build the original large central room of his home – the other rooms were added later. The room was used as a bedroom, living . . . — — Map (db m46941) HM |
| On East 1st South, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This site was the location of the first commercial dairy in Mesquite, which began operating circa 1941. The barn was used by over twenty families in the community. According to a schedule, they would drive their cows to the barn twice a day to milk . . . — — Map (db m46743) HM |
| On North Sandhill Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. |
| | In the 1940's the place to go was Leonard Patty's soda fountain and drug store. This was the first soda fountain in town and served up all the favorites for quenching thirst in those days, including phosphates and sodas of all varieties – . . . — — Map (db m46763) HM |
| On West Mesquite Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The Egg Association formed circa 1929 as a local cooperative, selling and distributing local eggs to tourist oriented businesses, or to market in Las Vegas. High school boys studying agriculture were part of the enterprise. The Association built a . . . — — Map (db m46746) HM |
| On East Mesquite Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This adobe brick building was built by Deloy Abbott circa 1932. Behind the house was another adobe building used as a chicken coop. Ervin Jones purchased the home in 1941 and lived here until his death. The house was later converted to a business. — — Map (db m46741) HM |
| On Mesquite Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Mesquite proved a total failure after several years labor. And today only a few ravines and sand-filled ditches mark the place where the village once stood. —LDS Church Historian Andrew Jensen, 1891.
The remoteness of the area, . . . — — Map (db m1448) HM |
| On East 1st North, on the left when traveling east. |
| | John Pulsipher purchased the Tent School (Marker #9) and moved it across the street to this location to use as a residence. The following year he built a large adobe brick one-room house with walls three adobes thick. The tent was then converted to . . . — — Map (db m46747) HM |
| On Mesquite Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
… from weary travelers to women and their children who would come to visit … she never turned anyone away without feeding them. She would invite you to eat and then say ‘There’s plenty such as ’tis; … Bless her heart, it was as big as al . . . — — Map (db m1466) HM |
| On West Mesquite Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Library
Circa 1941
The museum building started as a library and was one of only two National Youth Administration (NYA) projects in Nevada. Volunteers finished the building when NYA funds were diverted to the war effort. Clark County operated . . . — — Map (db m46744) HM |
| On East 1st North, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This is the oldest standing house in Mesquite and was continuously used as a residence from 1894 until 2003. The original portion of the house dates from circa 1880 occupation when Mesquite Flats was temporarily settled. The large rocks made the . . . — — Map (db m46748) HM |
| On First North Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Public Square, Circa 1894 • Tent Chapel and School, circa 1899.
When Mormon settlers came to Mesquite Flats in 1894, they designed the southeast corner of this block as the Public Square. It was a place where the community gathered for many . . . — — Map (db m1412) HM |
| On West Mesquite Boulevard (Nevada Route 144). |
| | 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 “49ers” and . . . — — Map (db m1414) HM |
| On East Mesquite Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Tithing Lot
Circa Late 1890s.
The southeast quarter of this block was originally owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and was used as a tithing lot. Church members paid tithing in-kind donations of fruit, crops, etc., and . . . — — Map (db m1282) HM |
| On West Mesquite Boulevard (Nevada Route 144) at Yucca Street, on the right when traveling west on West Mesquite Boulevard. |
| | Virgin Valley was traveled by Jedediah Smith in 1826 and by Fremont in 1844.
The valley served as the right-of-way for the Old Spanish Trail (1829-1848) and for the Mormon road or southern route of travel to southern California.
The areas . . . — — Map (db m1279) HM |
| On East Mesquite Boulevard east of North Sandhill Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This is a two-story adobe building with a rock foundation. The walls are three adobes thick and there are six rooms on each floor. Abbott served as Bishop of the local congregation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints for 27 years. His . . . — — Map (db m46740) HM |
| On Mesquite Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
It was under William Abbott’s supervision that Mesquite was founded on a firm foundation. —Howard Pulsipher, Mesquite Pioneer.
At the age of eight, William journeyed from his birthplace in Ogden, Utah, to Bunkervile, . . . — — Map (db m1447) HM |
| On Glendale Boulevard, on the left when traveling east. |
| | About 1922, J. H. Nicolaides overheard two state highway engineers talking about the new route Arrowhead Trail Highway would take in southern Nevada. Realizing a service station would be necessary at the crossing the road would make over the Muddy . . . — — Map (db m114821) HM |
| On Nevada Route 169 at milepost 21, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Rich in prehistoric, pueblo-type culture, and noted by the explorer Jedediah Smith in 1826, Moapa Valley is crossed by the Old Spanish Trail.
In 1865 Brigham Young sent 75 families to settle the area, to grow cotton for the people of Utah, and . . . — — Map (db m46780) HM |
| Near South Pioneer Road (State Highway 169), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Existing today as a 30-mile series of adobe ruins, this “Lost City” was once the home of an ancient Anasazi Indian civilization. Beginning with the basketmakers (300 B.C.-A.D.700) & followed by the Pueblos (A.D.700-1150) this valley was . . . — — Map (db m145957) HM |
| On Highway 160 west of Benedict Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m89437) HM |
| On Nevada Route 165 near Old Nelson's Landing Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | It looked like a big, black wall of water. There were maybe two or three waves. all carrying something, vehicles upside down. Manuel Cortez, Las Vegas Review-Journal
On September 14, 1974, a flash flood roared down Eldorado Canyon . . . — — Map (db m92464) HM |
| On Nevada Route 165 12.9 miles east of U.S. 95, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Toward the Colorado River from this point runs El Dorado Canyon where occurred one of the biggest mining booms in Nevada history. Gold and Silver mines were developed here about 1859 and soon rich mines were developed. In the 1860's the canyon was . . . — — Map (db m29326) HM |
| On Nevada Route 165 11.2 miles east of U.S. 95, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Toward the Colorado River from this point runs El Dorado Canyon where occurred one of the biggest mining booms in Nevada history. Gold and Silver mines were developed here about 1859 and soon rich mines were developed. In the 1860's the canyon was . . . — — Map (db m29327) HM |
| On Nevada Route 165 at Veterans Memorial Highway (U.S. 95), on the right when traveling east on State Route 165. |
| | Eldorado Canyon, the site of a mining boom, runs east from here to the Colorado River. Prospectors began digging for gold and silver here, about 1859, forming the Colorado Mining District. The three largest mines, the Techatticup, Wall Street, and . . . — — Map (db m92463) HM |
| On Nevada Route 165 12.9 miles east of U.S. 95, on the left when traveling east. |
| | In 1940, Charley Kenyon and Art Schroeder located a cave above the Colorado River, about twelve miles northeast of this spot. In it were the remains of southern Nevada's last great renegade, Queho, who had been dead about six months. Queho had grown . . . — — Map (db m29332) HM |
| On Nevada Route 165 12.9 miles east of U.S. 95, on the left when traveling east. |
| | The Techatticup Mine, located in 1861, was the most important mine in El Dorado Canyon. It produced millions of dollars in gold ore, and was originally served by steamboats on the Colorado River. The mine's name is taken from two Paiute words . . . — — Map (db m29331) HM |
| On Kiel Way at East Carey Way, on the left when traveling north on Kiel Way. |
| | Established by Conrad Kiel in 1875, this was one of the only two major ranches in Las Vegas Valley throughout the 19th century. The Kiel tenure was marked by violence. Neighboring rancher Archibald Stewart was killed in a gunfight here in 1884. . . . — — Map (db m22414) HM |
| On Highway 169, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Las Vegans claimed to be the originators of this all-weather route between Los Angels and Salt Lake City. From the beginning, the Arrowhead Trail was a "grass roots" effort including promotion by various chambers of commerce and volunteer . . . — — Map (db m78741) HM |
| Near Atlatl Rock south of Campground Road. |
| | 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 end . . . — — Map (db m72354) |
| Near Valley of Fire Highway 0.4 miles south of Campground Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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. — — Map (db m72357) |
| On South Main Street 0.1 miles south of West Perkins, on the right when traveling south. |
| | During the early 1860's, Brigham Young directed that settlements be built in the area known today as the Moapa Valley. The water from the Muddy River, and the rich soil of the Valley, made the land a prime agricultural area for southern Nevada. . . . — — Map (db m47027) HM |
| | Fay Perkins Sr., was born in Overton, Nevada and spent his entire life in Moapa Valley. In 1924, Fay Perkins and his brother John Perkins reported to Governor James G. Scrugham that many ancient Indian ruins existed in the Moapa Valley. Governor . . . — — Map (db m145958) HM |
| On Valley of Fire Highway, on the right when traveling east. |
| | John J. Clark was born in Canada in 1844.
He enlisted as a private in Company F of
the New York Infantry in 1862, serving
actively in the Civil War. After being shot
in the hand and contracting typhoid
fever, he was honorably discharged
6 . . . — — Map (db m32812) HM |
| Near South Moapa Valley Boulevard. |
| | This property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Museum was built in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps to display artifacts of prehistoric Native American cultures. — — Map (db m145956) HM |
| | In 1864 Brigham Young called for settlers to colonize the Muddy (now Moapa) Valley. On January 8, 1865, eleven men and three women arrived and began the first settlement at St. Thomas, now covered by the waters of Lake Mead. Later other settlements . . . — — Map (db m145959) HM |
| Near Visitor Center Road. |
| | This park, situated on the old Arrowhead Trail, was designated on March 26, 1935 as Boulder Dam-Valley of Fire State Park.
Though four state parks were established by concurrent legislation, Valley of Fire is considered Nevada's first state . . . — — Map (db m3432) HM |
| Near St. Thomas Cemetery Road 0.1 miles north of E Magnasite Road. |
| | Dedicated to those stalwart pioneers who forged an oasis out of the desert sands
The St. Thomas Cemetery was established in the 1860s in the town of St. Thomas, Nevada. Anticipating inundation of the town by the waters of Lake Mead, the graves . . . — — Map (db m4040) HM |
| | On August 30, 1869, Major John Wesley Powell landed at the mouth of the Virgin River, about 12 miles south of here, thus ending the first boat expedition through the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River.
The expedition left Green River City, . . . — — Map (db m46781) HM |
| On Highway 169 0.1 miles south of Simplot Road, on the left. |
| | Indians of a highly developed civilization lived throughout Moapa Valley from 300-1100 A.D. Several hundred ancient pithouses, campsites, rockshelters, salt mines and caves of "Anasazi" people make up what is commonly known as "Lost City." These . . . — — Map (db m4041) HM |
| Near Fire Canyon Road 0.8 miles west of White Domes Road (Mouse's Tank Road). |
| | 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 occurs . . . — — Map (db m72359) |
| Near Valley of Fire Highway 2 miles west of East Entrance Station. |
| | 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 the . . . — — Map (db m72360) HM |
| Near Visitor Center Road. |
| | has been designated a National Natural Landmark
This site possesses exceptional value as an illustration of the Nation's Natural heritage and contributes to a better understanding of the environment.
1968
National Park Service . . . — — Map (db m3433) HM |
| Near White Domes Road (Mouse's Tank Road) north of Fire Canyon Road. |
| | 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 the . . . — — Map (db m72358) HM |
| Near Las Vegas Boulevard South (Nevada Route 159) at West Russell Road. |
| | Built 1942
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m29215) HM |
| Near Las Vegas Boulevard South (Nevada Route 159) 0.4 miles south of West Russell Road. |
| | 1959
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m29216) HM |
| | Originally known as Mesquite Valley, this area was first crossed in the 1850s by the Kingston Cutoff by the Old Spanish Trail. The first settlers did not arrive until 1876, when Miguel Navares began mining salt for the nearby Ivanpah mines. The . . . — — Map (db m107136) HM |
| | George Frederick Colton can be considered to be the father of Searchlight. The Searchlight claim made on May 6, 1897 was the earliest claim of importance in what became the Searchlight Mining District. He is also credited with providing the name of . . . — — Map (db m29333) HM |
| On U.S. 95 0.2 miles north of Nevada Route 164, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Initial discoveries of predominately gold ore were first made at this location on May 6, 1897. G. F. Colton filed the first claim, later to become the Duplex Mine. The Quartette Mining Company, formed in 1900, became the mainstay of the Searchlight . . . — — Map (db m29369) HM |
| On Cottonwood Cove Road at Michael Wendell Way, on the left when traveling east on Cottonwood Cove Road. |
| | Gold was discovered near here in 1897. In July 1898, the Searchlight Mining District was organized and in October the post office opened. The boom peaked in 1907 and quickly faded along with the town. But the town never died, instead becoming the . . . — — Map (db m46736) HM |
| On U.S. 95, on the right when traveling north. |
| | In 1946, Willie Martello came to Searchlight. He purchased the Wheatley Hotel, and remodeled it into a casino/restaurant. Renaming it the El Rey Club after a favored beer, Martello proceeded to change Searchlight history.
Martello's new club . . . — — Map (db m69446) HM |
| On Michael Wendell Way 0.1 miles north of Cottonwood Cove Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | On 3 Aug 1970 a Navy P-3A
Orion crashed near here
with the loss of all
ten crewmen.
In Memory of
LT Timothy D. Bailing PPC
LT Norman L. Johnson TACCO
LTJG Henry J McGreevey CP
ADJ1 Ambrose Ordonia FE
ADJ! Johnny D Shelton FE
ATN3 . . . — — Map (db m46735) HM |
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