- Mormon Well Spring
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Mormon Well Spring
Location: N of Las Vegas on Mormon Spring Nearest city: Las Vegas, Nevada Governing body: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service NRHP Reference#: 74001143 Added to NRHP: December 24, 1974 Mormon Well Spring is located in the Desert National Wildlife Range and was used from around 1900-1924 for ranching.[1] It 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]
History
Long prior to its ranching use, the site has indications of Native American use, by such as the Southern Paiute people, from 1000 AD to 1900 AD.[3]
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 24, 1974.[4]
References
- ^ "Mormon Well (6,300 to 6,450 ft)". http://www.birdandhike.com/Hike/DNWR/Mormon_Well/Mormon_Well.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ^ "The Mormon Well Road Tour Route)". http://www.miniquest.com/trips/dnwr/dnwrtour.html. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ^ "NEVADA - Clark County - Vacant / Not In Use". http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/NV/Clark/vacant.html. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ^ "Nevada Entries in the National Register of Historic Places". http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/DOCS/shpo/entries/clark.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
Coordinates: 36°38′39″N 115°05′47″W / 36.64417°N 115.09639°WNational Register of Historic Places in Clark County, Nevada B-29 Serial No. 45-21847 • Berkley Square • 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 • Gypsum Cave • Hoover Dam • Huntridge Theater • John S. Park Historic District • Hidden Forest Cabin • Homestake Mine • Jay Dayton Smith House • Kyle Ranch • Las Vegas Grammar School • Las Vegas Grammar School • Las Vegas High School Academic Building and Gymnasium • Las Vegas High School Neighborhood Historic District • Las Vegas Mormon Fort • Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse • Las Vegas Springs • LDS Moapa Stake Office Building • Little Church of the West • Mesquite High School Gymnasium • 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 • Mormon Road Historic District • Spirit Mountain • Thomas Leavitt House • Tim Springs Petroglyphs • Tule Springs Archaeological Site • Tule Springs Ranch • St. Thomas Memorial Cemetery • Washington School • Walking Box Ranch • The "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" Sign • Willow Beach Gauging Station • Woodlawn Cemetery
National Register of Historic Places listings in Nevada · Nevada State Historic Places by county Categories:- Native American history of Nevada
- Paiute
- Archaeological sites in Nevada
- National Register of Historic Places in Clark County, Nevada
- Western National Register of Historic Places stubs
- Nevada geography stubs
- Indigenous peoples of North America stubs
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