Floyd Lamb State Park
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Floyd Lamb State Park is a 2,040 acre Nevada state park in Las Vegas, Nevada. The park is centered around Tule Springs, a series of small lakes that formed an oasis in this part of the Mojave Desert. One of the larger urban retreats in the Las Vegas Valley, Tule Springs was once considered to be far out of town but is now encroached by development. Tule springs and the remaining buildings are listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places and are consider an archeological site with indications of human use before 13,000 B.C.
The park was named for former Nevada state senator Floyd Lamb. He was convicted in 1983 for attempted extortion, but efforts to rename the park consistently failed in the state legislature.
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The area was home to several Native American visitors in the pre-Columbian period. More recently, it served as a guest ranch for out-of-state residents seeking to "live" in Nevada and gain access to its easy divorce requirements. Several of the ranch's buildings remain, as do a few peacocks.
The legislature and state in 2005 agreed to release control and ownership of the park to the city of Las Vegas, making its days as a state park numbered.
The site is marked as Nevada Historical Marker 86.
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- Floyd Lamb State Park website
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