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Southern Nevada history:

Sitting at the base of the Spring Mtns, Las Vegas pioneers

experienced a much different view than the modern resident. Greenery was everywhere due to springs that bubbled forth out of the ground, running creeks everywhere and crystal clear ponds of water in many locations. That's why the natives lived here for thousands of years and big whitey followed.

The railroads filled their steam engines and early residents had trouble building because ground water would bubble forth when they would dig for foundations.

 

Things changed when they built 900 square miles of houses.