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The settlement of Las Vegas, Nevada was founded in 1905 after the opening of a railroad that linked Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. The stopover attracted some farmers (mostly from Utah) to the area, and fresh water was piped in to the settlement. In 1911, the town was incorporated as part of the newly founded Clark County. Urbanization took off in 1931 when work started on the Boulder Dam (now the Hoover Dam), bringing a huge influx of young male workers, for whom theaters and casinos were built, largely by the Mafia. Electricity from the dam also enabled the building of many new hotels along the Strip. The arrival of Howard Hughes in 1966 did much to offset mob influence and helped turn Las Vegas into more of a family tourist center, now classified as a Mega resort.

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  • History of Las Vegas (en)
  • Histoire de Las Vegas (fr)
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  • L'histoire de Las Vegas, telle que présentée dans cet article, concerne à la fois la ville de Las Vegas et sa région, dans l'État du Nevada aux États-Unis. L'histoire officielle démarre avec la découverte de la vallée de Las Vegas par Raphael Rivera, un éclaireur mexicain, qui fait partie de la caravane d'Antonio Armijo, chargé d'ouvrir une route commerciale, le (en), entre le Nouveau-Mexique et Los Angeles, en 1829. (fr)
  • The settlement of Las Vegas, Nevada was founded in 1905 after the opening of a railroad that linked Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. The stopover attracted some farmers (mostly from Utah) to the area, and fresh water was piped in to the settlement. In 1911, the town was incorporated as part of the newly founded Clark County. Urbanization took off in 1931 when work started on the Boulder Dam (now the Hoover Dam), bringing a huge influx of young male workers, for whom theaters and casinos were built, largely by the Mafia. Electricity from the dam also enabled the building of many new hotels along the Strip. The arrival of Howard Hughes in 1966 did much to offset mob influence and helped turn Las Vegas into more of a family tourist center, now classified as a Mega resort. (en)
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