Mormon Well Spring

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Mormon Well Spring is located in the Desert National Wildlife Range and was used from around 1900-1924 for ranching[1] and is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. Nearby is Corn Creek Campsite another listed historic place.

Currently the spring is used to provide water for animals using structures provided by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).[2]

[edit] History

Prior to its ranching use, the site had indications of other uses from 1000 AD to 1900 AD.[3]

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 24, 1974.[4]

[edit] References


National Register of Historic Places in Clark County, Nevada

Boulder City Historic District - Old Boulder City Hospital - Boulder Dam Hotel - Boulder Dam Park Museum - Brownstone Canyon Archaeological 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 - Woodlawn Cemetery

List of Registered Historic Places in Nevada Nevada State Historic Places by county