The Proposed Action includes acquisition of approximately 16.9 acres of resort property in Indian Springs, Nevada. The activities associated with the acquisition would include the demolition of all existing privately owned buildings and structures, underground fuel tank abatement, land restoration, Read More …
The Mormon Wagon Road was an outgrowth of the Old Spanish Trail, which itself utilized an existingnetwork of Native American trails. The Escalante-Dominguez expedition of 1776 was the first attempt by Euro-Americans to journey over Native American trails in southern Read More …
Integration of artifactual, architectural, historical, geoarchaeological, faunal, macro-botanical, and palynological evidence provides the grounds for a model of the land use history of Las Vegas, Nevada, from the second quarter of the 19th century until 1905. The integrated model reinforces Read More …
The purpose of this article is to explore the historical structure, characteristics, variability, and evolution of Nevada’s mining frontier through the material remains of the technological systems, landscapes, and social formations associated with past mining activities. These physical expressions include Read More …
The Arrowhead Trail was an early 20th century automobile highway, running 853miles between Los Angeles and Salt Lake City via southern Nevada. While some of the road evolved into a modern highway, much of the original road was abandoned and Read More …
A portion of the Old Spanish Trail/Mormon Road from Las Vegas to the California border was intensively examined by BLM archaeologists between 1987 and 1989. Historic research indicates that this trail was forged in 1844 and utilized as an immigration Read More …