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2. History of Las Vegas - Wikipedia

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   Las Vegas was the largest city founded in the 20th century, [33] and by 2006 it was the 28th largest city in the U.S., with a population of 552,000 in the city and nearly 1.8 million in Clark County. Heightened growth resulted in rapid development of commercial and residential areas throughout the Las Vegas Valley.

3. Timeline of Las Vegas - Wikipedia

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   Las Vegas Evening Review and Journal newspaper in publication. [3] 1910 Victory Hotel in business. [4] 1911 June 1: Citizens of Las Vegas vote 168 to 57 in favor of incorporation. [5] [1] June 1: Peter Buol is elected first mayor of Las Vegas, Stewart, VonTobel, McGovern and Gaughlin become city commissioner and assure a "conservative city ...

4. Las Vegas - Wikipedia

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   In 1829, Mexican trader and explorer Antonio Armijo led a group consisting of 60 men and 100 mules along the Old Spanish Trail from modern day New Mexico to California. . Along the way, the group stopped in what would become Las Vegas and noted its natural water sources, now referred to as the Las Vegas Springs, which supported extensive vegetation such as grasses and mesquite

5. How Las Vegas went from mobbed-up town to the center of the ...

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   Movies like “Ocean’s 11” (the first one, with Frank Sinatra and the rest of the Rat Pack) and “Viva Las Vegas” with a peak-of-his-powers Elvis Presley preached the gospel of Vegas, and ...

6. Showboat Hotel and Casino - Wikipedia

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   The Showboat was built by William J. Moore of the Last Frontier and J. Kell Houssels of the Las Vegas Club [1] for $2 million. [2] The first resort within Las Vegas city limits, it had 100 rooms on two floors. [3] While Moore and Houssels ran the hotel, the casino was leased by a group of managers from the Desert Inn, including Moe Dalitz. [2]

7. VEGAS.com - Wikipedia

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   VEGAS.com, LLC is a destination-specific Online Travel Agency (OTA) founded in 1998 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. VEGAS.com provides extensive travel content and books discounted travel products including hotel rooms, [ 1 ] air-hotel packages, show tickets, tours, dining, golf, and other activities exclusively for the Las Vegas ...