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When the government purchases your property and tells you it will soon be underwater, most people tend to believe them--Hugh Lord had his doubts.
In 1928, President Coolidge signed the bill authorizing the building of the Hoover Dam. Because the dam would form a lake behind it (Lake Mead), including the area where the town of St. Thomas resided, its residents were pa...
From this room, TORSK sank the last two enemy ships during WWII, on August 14th 1945. The last ship was a Japanese MIKURA-class coastal defense frigate.
The Confederates west of the road fled in disarray after the 9th Ohio Infantry executed a successful bayonet charge. The pursuing Federals turned the tide on the east side of the road and the entire Confederate line broke. The 16th Alabama Infantry stood firm against the surging Federals here, on "Last Stand Hill." Their determined resistance allowed the beaten Confed...
Las Vegas Bay Marina Overlook is located along Lakeshore Road at mile marker 9. Make sure to bring a picnic! The picnic area is located around the parking lot. Here, you’ll enjoy views of the Marina and the surrounding landscape. Nearby is the the Bluffs Trail, where water enters Lake Mead from the Las Vegas Wash—an excellent spot for birding!
Picnic Are...
Las Vegas Bay Ranger Station is located just off Lakeshore Dr near the Las Vegas Bay Campground in Boulder City, Nevada.
GPS Coordinates (campground):
114° 52' 30.172" W 36° 07' 41.162" N
A Las Vegas Strip Benchmarks are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip. Surveyors measure the exact location of several hundred points on the strip, each of them marked with a brass medallion.
Try to find a few.
The Las Vegas & Tonopah Depot structure at Rhyolite was completed in 1908, at a reported cost of $130,000. The California mission style depot is built of cut stone that was hauled from Las Vegas. The upper floor was used as housing for ticket agents and other depot employees. There were separate waiting areas and baggage rooms for the men and women.
Over the years...
A large flat granite slab at the western end of The Railway Walk where it meets La Rue de la Corbière. When examined in 1850 it was found to be supported at each end by pillars of stones and earth. Pottery, burnt stones and broken stone axes were found. It is unknown what kind of purpose it was used for or what kind of structure it is part of.
It has been sugge...
The Lateran Obelisk is the largest standing ancient Egyptian obelisk in the world, and it is also the tallest obelisk in Italy. It originally weighed 413 tonnes (455 short tons), but after collapsing and being re-erected 4 metres (13 ft) shorter, now weighs around 300 tonnes (330 short tons). It is located in Rome, in the square across from the Archbasilica of St...
La Tete Carrée Library is one of the iconic attractions in Nice, France. Also known as 'thinking inside the box'. The Square Head is a monumental sculpture 30 m high. It consists of a cubic part 14 m on each side housing the offices of the Louis-Nucéra library on seven floors, supported by the bott...
Latheronwheel (from Scottish Gaelic Latharn a' Phuill 'muddy place of the pool') is a small village in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland. It is 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Lybster on the A9 road to Helmsdale, near the junction with the A99 road to Wick, which lies in the equally small village of Latheron.
The village is at the mouth of a wide vall...
Latin Bridge is a historic Ottoman bridge over the River Miljacka in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The northern end of the bridge was the site of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Gavrilo Princip in 1914, which became acasus belliof World War I.
Judging by its foundation, it is the oldest among the preserved bridges in the city. The censu...
La Tour de Vinde, (aka Noirmont Tower), is a Martello tower that the British erected between 1808 and 1810 to command the approaches to St Aubin's Bay, Jersey. The tower stands at the foot of the cliffs of Noirmont Point, in the Vingtaine de Noirmont in the Parish of Saint Brélade. During the occupation of the Channel Islands in World War II, the Germans erecte...
La Trinadad is a site of prehistoric cave paintings located about 40 miles north and west of Mulegé. To visit the cave paintings at La Trinidad you may have to get a little wet. At certain times of the year, it is necessary to wade through some shallow water to get near the cave entrance.
All visitors to the cave paintings must purchase a special permit and mu...
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