8 Fascinating City Name Origins
Thursday, April 25, 2024
But in Spanish the name Las Vegas has a much simpler meaning: "the meadows." That geographical feature isn't one we typically associate with Nevada in general, and Las Vegas in particular these days, but the Silver State's landscape was drastically different in 1829.
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| But in Spanish the name Las Vegas has a much simpler meaning: "the meadows." That geographical feature isn't one we typically associate with Nevada in general, and Las Vegas in particular these days, but the Silver State's landscape was drastically different in 1829. That's when Rafael Rivera, a Mexican scout generally recognized as the first non-Native American to arrive in the area, came upon a grassy valley whose nutrient-rich soil was kept verdant by desert spring water. |
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