Las Vegas Springs Preserve
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Las Vegas Springs Preserve consists of 180 acres dedicated to nature walks and displays and is owned by the Las Vegas Valley Water District. The Preserve is expected to open in 2007.
One of the objectives of the Preserve is to showcase and preserve the old springs that were the attraction that led to development around what is now Las Vegas, Nevada. The area protects the site of the artesian wells that provided the water for early Las Vegas. Plans call for the reconstruction of the well houses that protected the early pumps. The Springs are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Currently open is the The Gardens at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve which was previous know as the Desert Demonstration Gardens. The gardens are located accros the street from the Preserve. Additional garden space will be provided within the Preserve.
The Preserve is also intended to show people how to live in the desert environment and how to take advantage of what is available. Part of this project showcases a dual use concept. So the parking area is actually the roof of the reservoir. The shade structures in various areas are actually Photovoltaic cells used to generate power for the site.
The site is marked as Nevada Historical Marker 40.
[edit] Major exhibits
- Visitor Center
- Desert Living Center
- Nevada State Museum a new building for the museum with an expected completion date of 2008.
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| National Register of Historic Places in Clark County, Nevada |
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Boulder City Historic District - Old Boulder City Hospital - Boulder Dam Hotel - Boulder Dam Park Museum - Brownstone Canyon Archeological District - Camp Lee Canyon - Clark Avenue Railroad Underpass - Corn Creek Campsite - Desert Valley Museum - Eureka Locomotive - Gold Strike Canyon-Sugarloaf Mountain Traditional Cultural Property - Goodsprings Schoolhouse - Grapevine Canyon Petroglyphs (AZ:F:14:98 ASM) - Green Shack - Hoover Dam - Huntridge Theater - Hidden Forest Cabin - Homestake Mine - Jay Dayton Smith House - Kyle Ranch - Las Vegas Grammar School (Fifth Street School) - Las Vegas Grammar School (Westside School) - Las Vegas High School Academic Building and Gymnasium - Las Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic District - Las Vegas Mormon Fort - Las Vegas Mormon Fort (Boundary Increase) - Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse - Las Vegas Springs - LDS Moapa Stake Office Building - Little Church of the West - Logandale Elementary School - Mesquite High School Gymnasium - Morelli House - Mormon Well Spring - Moulin Rouge Hotel - Overton Gymnasium - Parley Hunt House - Potosi - Pueblo Grande de Nevada - Railroad Cottage Historic District - Sandstone Ranch - Sheep Mountain Range Archeological District - Sloan Petroglyph Site - Sloan Petroglyph Site (Boundary Increase) - Spanish Trail, Old,-Mormon Road Historic District - Spirit Mountain - Thomas Leavitt House - Tim Springs Petroglyphs - Tule Springs Archeological Site - Tule Springs Ranch - St. Thomas Memorial Cemetery - Washington School - Westside School - Willow Beach Gauging Station |
| List of Registered Historic Places in Nevada has the complete state of Nevada list. |
