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ancient ones. Learn what they ate and the clues mission to be recalled to Utah in 1857. ○ ○ News & Notes, continued from page 3
they left behind; Easy. Octavius Decatur Gass bought the ○ ○
Fri. 30, “Hidden Forest” - This is a fan- ○ ranking of projects to be funded by the
site in 1865. By combining the fort with ○
tastic Sheep Mountain Range hike! Just when ○ proceeds from the sale of public lands
adjoining ranches, he developed it into ○
you think you’ll never get there, the forest opens ○ ○ in Nevada. The Southern Nevada Pub-
and the clearing reveals an old logging cabin ○ lic Lands Management Act (SNPLMA)
from years gone by; Stren, 10 mi.
grants will create the residential science
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school, a field research station, an as-
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tronomical observatory, and the WHB
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Old Las Vegas
Old Las Vegas ○ ○ ○ facility. The school’s curriculum will
Old Las Vegas
Old Las Vegas
Old Las Vegas
target fifth grade students from Clark
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Mormon Fort
Mormon Fort ○ ○ ○ County and other areas.
Mormon Fort
Mormon Fort
Mormon Fort
A series of meetings, April 20-30,
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he modern history of Las Vegas ○ ○ will take place at the University of Ne-
began in 1855 with the build Las Vegas Rancho, adding a blacksmith ○ ○ ○ vada Las Vegas and on site at Oliver
T ing of the Mormon Mission and shop and a store to serve the needs of ○ ○ Ranch. The first two sessions will in-
Fort, intended as a way station between miners and travelers. He eventually ○ ○ clude discussion on the new Red Rock
Mormon farmed over 800 acres. ○ ○ ○ Canyon Visitor Center—to be designed
settlements When Gass defaulted on his mort- ○ ○ by Line and Space—which will also be
in Utah and gage in 1881, Helen and Archibald ○ ○ ○ funded through SNPLMA grants. Lo-
California. Stewart acquired the property. In 1902, ○ ○ cal residents should make note of the
The fort con- Helen Stewart sold the ranch and the ○ ○ enclosed flyer with detailed informa-
sisted of a water rights to the railroad. Within three ○ ○ ○ tion, by date, on the sessions
150-foot years, the city we now know was ○ ○ being offered.
square adobe born—a stop for thirsty rail travelers ○ ○ Because the ORSS/WHB project
enclosure that eventually contained 80 looking for some quick diversion be- ○ will reside within the Red Rock Can-
two-story houses, along with crop gar- fore continuing on. yon National Conservation Area, the
dens and orchards. A school was erected The Old Mormon Fort, with only public is strongly encouraged
in 1856, and Paiute children were taught one original wall remaining, was repli- to participate.
alongside whites. cated according to the original plan and
Las Vegas Creek, the surface flow is now a State Historic Park, located at
of an artesian spring system, ran along- 500 East Washington Avenue. News and Notes, continued on page 7
side the settlement. It was the most ideal
site in the valley, and with vegetable
crops and fruit trees, it became a wel-
come rest stop for travelers along the Answers to Quiz
Spanish Trail. But because of the
meager alkaline desert soil, the acreage Trumpet … on a banana boat … to Devil’s Island … permanently.
cultivated was insufficient to maintain joking! But take heart, you are also going to the Caribbean … sent by the Desert
the small settlement for long. have won a week at a “couples only” Caribbean resort. Under 5? You must be
Lead was discovered on Mt. Potosi California and described as “The Nevadan.” Congratulations! With 5 to 8 right, you
soon after the fort was founded. The So you got 9 or more right – your statue will erected at the border with
settlers expanded their operations to in- Las Vegas on its way to LA, not Sacramento.
clude ore smelting, but trouble with the 116,273 square miles vs. Nevada’s 110,561. 5 – The Spanish Trail passed through
Federal authorities that dogged About those false answers: 1 – Italy is slightly bigger than Nevada at
Brigham Young’s followers and dissen-
tion between local leaders forced the 1 – F, 2 – A, 3 – T, 4 – C, 5 – F, 6 – C, 7- B, 8 – C, 9 – C, 10 – A, 11 – B, 12 – C.