Clark County Heritage Museum - Henderson, Nv
County history museum with exhibits on Native Americans, mining, railroads, gaming and historic houses plus a ghosttown.The Clark County Museum is a function of Clark County Parks and Recreation, which is accredited by th... waymarking.com
Boulder City-hoover Dam Museum
As impressive as Hoover Dam is today, it was even more so during its construction in the 1930s. The building of the colossal structure amounted to an engineering project that had never before been attempted. And at the ... travelnevada.com
Redd Foxx Grave Site
Memorable comedian and television actor, best known for his role as junkman 'Fred G. Sanford' in the popular 1970's comedy "Sanford and Son," notorious for his frank, tell-it-like-it-is style and joking about everything f... findagrave.com
Potosi
Lead ore deposits were found high upon a cliff by prospecting Mormons living at the mission at Las Vegas in 1856. Soon thereafter, Nathaniel Jones came from Salt Lake City to take a look at the mine and named it the Potos... ghosttowns.com
Goodsprings
Goodsprings was a settlement in the hills seven miles west of Jean. It served as an important town for milling or from the surrounding mines. This or would then be transported by wagon to Jean where it was loaded on train... ghosttowns.com
Searchlight
Gold was discovered in this town in 1897 by G.F. Colton. By October 1898a post office and camp were in place roughly 3/4 of a mile from the original site. By winter of 1899 the population increased to a point that could c... ghosttowns.com
The Boulder Dam Hotel
The Boulder Dam Hotel has been part of Boulder City history since its opening in 1933. Designed by Mort Wagner the hotel was built by Paul Stewart "Jim" Webb, Raymond Spilsbury, and Austin Clark. It is located in Cardenas Plaza... hmdb.org
Nelson
Nelson, back in 1775, wasn't Nelson but was called Eldorado by the Spaniards who made the original discoveries of gold in this area that is now Eldorado Canyon. A hundred years later the prospectors and miners of the day ... ghosttowns.com
Railroad Pass
Named for an 1890's railroad which was never built, Railroad Pass first became a destination after Professor Robert T. Hill discovered alunite in the area in 1908. A mining district was formed, but only small amounts of gold we... hmdb.org
Twa Terminal Building
In 1938, Transcontinental and Western Air Lines, later Trans World Airlines, began serving Clark County, flying into Bullock Field in Boulder City. The airline believed that Boulder City would be a more lucrative market than ne... hmdb.org
Rafael Rivera
This historical marker commemorates the valor and service of pioneer scout Rafael Rivera, the first Caucasian of record to view and traverse Las Vegas valley. Scouting for Antonia Armijo's sixty man trading party from Abiquiu, ... hmdb.org
The Old Spanish Trail Armijo's Route
On January 8, 1830, the first pack train to pass from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Los Angles crossed Las Vegas Valley. Antonio Armijo, a merchant in Santa Fe, commanded the train and roughly sixty men. The successful completion of ... hmdb.org
Frank T. Crowe
[ Front ]: "The Old Man" Francis Trenholm Crowe Born: October 12, 1882 Died: February 26, 1946 World's Outstanding Builder of Dams [ Right Side ]: "We had 5,000 men in a 4000-foot canyon. The problem was to set up the right seq... hmdb.org
Puddler's Break
Legend has it there are many workers buried in Hoover Dam. However, due to the manner in which the Dam was constructed, this would have been impossible. "Puddlers" directed buckets of concrete over empty forms, released the con... hmdb.org
St. Thomas
Founded 8 Jan 1865 by Mormon settlers sent by Brigham Young to the confluence of the Muddy and Virgin Rivers, St. Thomas had fewer than 500 residents, but was a popular stop along the Arrowhead Trail. The town and surroun... ghosttowns.com
Bootleg Canyon
Originally a Native American trail, Bootleg Canyon also called the Hooch Highway was a well-known backdoor into Boulder City and the Hoover Dam construction site during prohibition. Bootleggers brewed illegal alcohol in stills ... hmdb.org
Sunset
Ore was discovered in the 1890's, but of small significance. Later in 1905 the lucy grey was established as the real producer, found by a olne prospector. The townsite was laid out near the nevada-california border, just ... ghosttowns.com