Las Vegas Nevada
Las Vegas is often abbreviated as simply "Vegas". The most populous city in the state of Nevada, United States, and an internationally known resort, shopping, entertainment and gambling destination. Las Vegas was first established 1905 and became an official in 1911. In the United States it is the 28th largest city. The population was 478,434 as of the 2000 census.
Las Vegas is the center of gambling in the United States and the world, aside from Atlantic City, a much smaller gambling city, in the southern section of New Jersey. Las Vegas is commonly known as “The Entertainment Capital of the World” famous for its casino resorts and various degrees of adult entertainment. It is referred also as "Sin City", with a tag line of "What happpens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas". In recent years the city has stopped using this moniker in its marketing. The city's image has often made it a popular setting for films and television programs.
Las Vegas in English, "The Meadows" was named by a Spaniards in the Antonio Armijo party, who used the water in the area while heading north and west along the Old Spanish Trail from Texas. In the 1800s, areas of the Las Vegas Valley that contained artesian wells that supported extensive green areas or meadows (in Spanish Vegas), hence the name Las Vegas.
Las Vegas started as a stopover on the pioneer trails to the west. In 1900s, became a popular railroad town. It was a staging point for all the mines in the surrounding area, especially those around the town of Bullfrog that shipped their goods out to the rest of the country. The growth of the railroads, Las Vegas became less important, but the completion of the nearby Hoover Dam resulted in substantial growth in tourism.
The constant stream of tourist dollars from the hotels and casinos was augmented by a new source of federal money. This money came from the establishment of what is now Nellis Air Force Base. The military personnel and casino job-hunters helped start a land building boom which still goes on today.
The city is located in an arid basin surrounded by mountains varying in color from pink to rust to gray. The city's elevation is around 2030 feet (620 m) above sea level. Within the city, there are a great deal of homes for sale and investment properties in the area. Because of water resource issues, there is now a movement to encourage xeriscaping instead of lawns. A part of the water conservation efforts include scheduled watering groups for watering residential landscaping.
Las Vegas is the center of gambling in the United States and the world, aside from Atlantic City, a much smaller gambling city, in the southern section of New Jersey. Las Vegas is commonly known as “The Entertainment Capital of the World” famous for its casino resorts and various degrees of adult entertainment. It is referred also as "Sin City", with a tag line of "What happpens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas". In recent years the city has stopped using this moniker in its marketing. The city's image has often made it a popular setting for films and television programs.
Las Vegas in English, "The Meadows" was named by a Spaniards in the Antonio Armijo party, who used the water in the area while heading north and west along the Old Spanish Trail from Texas. In the 1800s, areas of the Las Vegas Valley that contained artesian wells that supported extensive green areas or meadows (in Spanish Vegas), hence the name Las Vegas.
Las Vegas started as a stopover on the pioneer trails to the west. In 1900s, became a popular railroad town. It was a staging point for all the mines in the surrounding area, especially those around the town of Bullfrog that shipped their goods out to the rest of the country. The growth of the railroads, Las Vegas became less important, but the completion of the nearby Hoover Dam resulted in substantial growth in tourism.
The constant stream of tourist dollars from the hotels and casinos was augmented by a new source of federal money. This money came from the establishment of what is now Nellis Air Force Base. The military personnel and casino job-hunters helped start a land building boom which still goes on today.
The city is located in an arid basin surrounded by mountains varying in color from pink to rust to gray. The city's elevation is around 2030 feet (620 m) above sea level. Within the city, there are a great deal of homes for sale and investment properties in the area. Because of water resource issues, there is now a movement to encourage xeriscaping instead of lawns. A part of the water conservation efforts include scheduled watering groups for watering residential landscaping.
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