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The first reported non-Native American visitor to the Las Vegas Valley was the Mexican scout Rafael Rivera in 1829.[10] [11] [12] Las Vegas was named by Mexicans in the Antonio Armijo party, [4] including Rivera, who used the water in the area while heading north and west along the Old Spanish Trail from Texas.
[7] [9] Olympic also agreed to spend more than $150 million in public service improvements, which would include donating land for parks and schools, and upgrading the nearby I-15/Lake Mead interchange. [9] Nearby residents were concerned about how the project would affect their horse ranches, mountain views, and night sky clarity. [5]
Summerlin is a community in the Las Vegas Valley of Southern Nevada.It lies at the edge of the Spring Mountains and Red Rock Canyon to the west; it includes the census-designated place of Summerlin South, is partly within the official city limits of Las Vegas and partly within unincorporated Clark County.
Labeled as 'Inspirada', the area was to be used for "New Urbanism". A high-density, pedestrian-friendly, master-planned community, it was modeled after towns and neighborhoods built before urban sprawl took root in the United States. Part of the design was to keep Seven Hills and Inspirada as separate areas with no interconnecting roads.
East Indian lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus), also called Cochin grass or Malabar grass, is native to Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, India, Sri Lanka, Burma, and Thailand, while West Indian lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) is native to maritime Southeast Asia. While both can be used interchangeably, C. citratus is more suitable for cooking.
Map of the Las Vegas Valley with Henderson. Henderson is about 16 miles (26 km) southeast of downtown Las Vegas. [18] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 107.7 square miles (279.0 km 2), all land. [19] The city is in the Mojave Desert with wildlife and vegetation typical of the Mojave. The mountains that ...
The Escape Game, at the Forum Shops, is one of the most popular, with six rooms in all; Escapology, at the Town Square mall south of the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign, has 10.The ...
Green Valley is a master planned community located in Henderson, Nevada, and Southern Nevada's first master-planned community built before Summerlin. [1] The Green Valley Master Community development was founded in 1978 by American Nevada Corporation in an area of 8,400 acres (34 km 2) in the southeast part of the Las Vegas Valley.