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Las Vegas is a city in the state of Nevada in the United States. It is officially known as the City of Las Vegas and commonly referred to as Vegas.

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Las Vegas is a city in the state of Nevada in the United States. It is officially known as the City of Las Vegas and commonly referred to as Vegas. It is the 28th-most populated city in the United States and the most populated city in the state of Nevada.

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FAST FACTS

  • Las Vegas is a spanish term for the phrase “The Meadows”.
  • Las Vegas is also the county seat or administrative center of Clark County.
  • It is the largest city in the Mojave Desert.
  • Las Vegas is internationally famous for being a resort city, known for activities such as gambling, shopping, fine dining, entertainment, and nightlife.

DISCOVERY AND FOUNDATION

  • The site where the City of Las Vegas is today was the home of Native Americans in pre-colonial times. It was a place where Native Americans farmed and grew corn and squashes.
  • Antonio Armijo, a Spanish trader, led a group of people through the area and they called it “Las Vegas” which means “The Meadows.”
  • Later on in 1844, the region was explored by John C. Fremont. He was an American explorer who came from the US Topographical Corps.
  • A group of Mormons settled temporarily in early Las Vegas in 1855. Later on, they left the settlement in 1858.
  • Las Vegas started having permanent settlers in 1865. The first known permanent settler was Octavius Gass. He set up a ranch called the Las Vegas Ranch. In 1881, the ownership of the ranch passed to Archibald Stewart.
  • In 1884, Archibald Stewart died and passed the ranch to Helen Archibald, his wife, who took over.
  • In 1903, Helen Archibald sold the ranch to a railroad company. The company planned to construct a railroad on it, which they did in 1905. When the railroad was finished, a new town was founded.

CITY BEGINNINGS AND GROWTH

  • The City of Las Vegas was officially founded in 1911, when at that time, Las Vegas was only a small settlement with a population of 1,000 citizens.
  • It took nine years for the city’s population to double. In 1920, the city population was about 2,000.
  • In 1931, the construction of the Hoover Dam began which resulted in a significant growth of population in the city.
  • 1931 was also the year when Las Vegas legalized gambling, which welcomed more residents to the city.
  • In 1941, the first resort on the Las Vegas Strip opened, named El Rancho Vegas.
  • It was followed by other establishments such as The Dolphin in 1946, and the Riviera in 1955.
  • By 1960, the City Las Vegas already has a population of 65,000 citizens.
  • In the year 1966, Howard Hughes, a millionaire, moved to Las Vegas.
  • Caesars Palace also opened in 1966.
  • Circus Circus opened in 1968.
  • The Liberace Museum opened in 1979.
  • The Fremont Street Experience was built in 1995.

ATTRACTIONS AND CULTURE

  • The Luxor Hotel located in Las Vegas is an eye-catching establishment that looks like an egyptian pyramid, with 30 storeys covered in bronze-colored-glass with a Sphinx and obelisk.
  • Las Vegas was not established in 1905 to be a gambling city. In fact, a law prohibited it in 1910. In spite of such laws, gambling continued underground and was legalized in 1931.
  • Ironically, even though Las Vegas is home to gambling, the state of Nevada does not allow the lottery.
  • As the Article IV, Sec. 24 of the state constitution states, “No lottery shall be authorized by this state, nor shall the sale of lottery tickets be allowed.”
  • There are 130,000 hotel rooms in Las Vegas.
  • The sum of the rooms of the four largest establishments (Tropicana, Excalibur, MGM Grand, and New York-New York) is greater than the entire city of San Francisco. Vegas, having such a high number of rooms, is still 90% occupied most of the time.
  • Las Vegas is famous for its flashiness bought by neon lights in various establishments at night. In fact, there are approximately 15,000 miles of neon tubing in Vegas.
  • Vegas is a place for weddings. Statistics show that there are over 500 weddings that happen in Vegas daily, which adds up to over 100,000 weddings each year.
  • In addition, this is also due to the fact that a marriage license is easily obtained in Vegas, as people only need a driver’s license or a passport and about $55 to obtain it within 20 minutes.
  • Las Vegas is a City with a colossal appetite.
  • To simply illustrate how much food the city consumes daily, about 60,000 pounds of shrimp is consumed each day in Las Vegas.
  • More than what is consumed in the whole United States daily.

Las Vegas Worksheets

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Complete List Of Included Worksheets

  • Las Vegas Facts
  • Welcome To Las Vegas!
  • Describing Las Vegas
  • Culture Review
  • Looking Back
  • Biggest Buildings
  • Name The Place
  • Souvenirs From Vegas
  • Yes, That’s Vegas!
  • Fun Flyer
  • More Of Nevada

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