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Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort

Address: 500 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas Blvd. N at Cashman Field, enter through parking lot B, Downtown, Las Vegas, NV | Map It
Phone: 702/486-3511
parks.nv.gov/olvmf.htm

Category: Historic Districts/Sites
Location: Downtown

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Southern Nevada's oldest historical site was built by Mormons in 1855 to give refuge to travelers along the Salt Lake-Los Angeles trail, many of whom were bound for the California goldfields. Left to Native Americans after the gold rush, the adobe fort was later revitalized by a miner and his partners. In 1895 it was turned into a resort, and the city's first swimming pool was constructed by damming Las Vegas Creek. Today the restored fort contains more than half the original bricks. Antiques and artifacts help to re-create a turn-of-the-20th-century Mormon living room.

Cost: $3
Open: Mon.-Sat. 8-4:30

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