A Brief History of Las Vegas
When we think of Las Vegas we think of casinos that line the famous Las Vegas Strip, but it was not always like this. The early days of Las Vegas were very different from what developed in the latter part of the twentieth century.
Las Vegas was once part of Mexico and it named by the Spanish; the term Las Vegas means the meadows. Although much of the surrounding land was (and still is) barren desert, Las Vegas was an oasis irrigated by artesian wells.