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It contains the Old Mormon Fort (completed 1855), the first permanent structure built in what would become Las Vegas fifty years later. [3] In present-day Las Vegas, the site is at the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Washington Avenue, less than one mile north of the downtown area and Fremont Street.
On July 1, 2012, the Las Vegas and Las Vegas West Missions were realigned, and the Nevada Reno Mission was created. [8] On November 1, 2023 it was announced that a new mission in the Henderson area would be organized from area in the Las Vegas East Mission, effective July of 2024.
Mormon Station State Historic Park: Douglas: 3.6 1.5: 4,783 1,458: 1955: Interprets Nevada's first permanent nonnative settlement, established in 1851 on the California Trail by Mormon pioneers. Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park: Clark: 3.16 1.28: 1,923 586: 1991
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A Mormon leader first asked permission for members of the persecuted faith to settle in Texas in 1844. There were 28 Mormons in Fort Worth in 1920. Soon they will build a 30,000-square-foot temple
In 1855, with the intention of creating a base of location for Mormon settlers, William Bringhurst and other Mormon missionaries started their foray into the Las Vegas Valley. [3] Basic infrastructure was built in the months and years that followed, including a fort (extant portions of which are preserved at the Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State ...
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From the California border to Arizona across southern Nevada, through Las Vegas; also specifically near the junction of Interstate 15 and State Route 169 36°15′11″N 115°09′43″W / 36.253056°N 115.161944°W / 36.253056; -115.161944 ( Old Spanish Trail – Mormon Road Historic