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  Las Vegas, Nevada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The name Las Vegas is often applied to the unincorporated areas of Clark County that surround the city, especially the resort areas on and near the Las Vegas Strip.
Las Vegas was given its name by Spaniards in the Antonio Armijo party, who used the water in the area while heading north and west along the Old Spanish Trail from Texas.
Las Vegas was ranked as the 29th largest city in the United States in 2000, but recent estimates state the city's population surpassed that of Atlanta, Nashville, Washington, D.C. Louisville, Denver and Boston to place Las Vegas at #22.
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 Las Vegas - MSN Encarta
The seat of Clark County, Las Vegas is located in the Las Vegas Valley, a desert surrounded by the Spring Mountains to the west, Frenchman Mountain to the east, the Sheep and Las Vegas ranges to the north and the McCullough Range to the south.
The population of Las Vegas increased markedly in recent decades, rising from 164,674 in 1980 to 258,295 in 1990.
The growth of the Las Vegas metropolitan region was the fastest in the nation in the 1990s, increasing 83 percent between 1990 and 2000.
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 Las Vegas, Nevada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In 1905, the Las Vegas Land and Water Company, partner of the railroad, oiled and graveled the streets and put in underground water mains.
The City of Las Vegas granted licenses only within a geographical area, which at the time was on Fremont east of Main.
Las Vegas was also actively trying to capitalize on its proximity to Los Angeles and Hollywood by providing quick and easy marriages and divorces.
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 Las Vegas DUI Lawyer and DUI Defense Attorney
With offices in Las Vegas, Nevada, The Law Offices of Lawrence Taylor is a highly specialized and nationally-known firm of DUI lawyers practicing DUI defense exclusively: No cases but misdemeanor or felony DUI defense (driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs) are accepted.
With offices in Southern California and Nevada, the firm serves clients in all courts of Clark County, including Las Vegas and Henderson, from its Las Vegas office.
The proven result of experience, specialization and former law enforcement technical support is success for the Las Vegas DUI attorney both in the criminal courts of Las Vegas and Nevada DMV license suspension hearings.
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 Nevada - Las Vegas
Las Vegas is not immediately associated with great natural landscapes, but no tour of the National Parks and scenery of the Southwest would be complete without at least one day visiting the spectacular casinos of The Strip - the main road through this energetic desert city.
Apart from its own famous man-made attractions, Las Vegas is a good base or starting point from which to explore this part of America - together with Phoenix in Arizona, it is the most central major city in the region, with good international airline connections and all necessary facilities.
The second, much larger area is along Las Vegas Boulevard - 'The Strip', where huge, often family-oriented casino/hotel/leisure complexes line both sides of the 6-lane thoroughfare for four miles, from the 1,149 foot Stratosphere Tower at the north end to the newly built Mandalay Bay at the south, just opposite the International Airport.
www.americansouthwest.net /nevada/las_vegas   (528 words)

  
 Las Vegas : Intermind Corporation : Welcome :Las Vegas Strip: Nevada
Las Vegas, the name alone summons images of millions of neon lights, elaborate shows, outrageous performers and bustling casinos where millions are won and lost every night.
Las Vegas is the largest city to be developed in the 20th century and it continues to grow each month.
Las Vegas is also sprucing up its image in the downtown area and on the brightly lit Fremont Street.
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 Las Vegas, Nevada
LAS VEGAS, with a population of over a quarter-million, is the largest city in Nevada and there is a continuous expansion in terms of development.
Las Vegas was, during the 19th century, 'a watering place for travellers bound for southern California.
In 1867 Las Vegas was detached from the Arizona Territory and joined to Nevada.
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 Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the largest city in Nevada, United States, the largest city founded in the 20th century, and a major vacation, shopping, and gambling destination.
Las Vegas has been the county seat of Clark County since its formation in 1909.
Las Vegas is sometimes called "Sin City" due to the popularity of legalized gambling, availability of alcoholic beverages any time (like all of Nevada), various forms and degrees of adult entertainment, and legalized prostitution in nearby counties (Nevada law prohibits prostitution in counties which have populations greater than 400,000).
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 Las Vegas Leisure Guide IS Las Vegas Nevada!
Las Vegas Leisure Guide was the first and still is the most complete and current one-stop source of information about Las Vegas, Nevada travel.
With thousands of pages of indexed, original, unbiased, Vegas vacation information, including restaurant reviews, to-the-point, exclusive news just for visitors, photos, and exclusive free online discount coupons galore, all created specifically for visitors, you won't be gambling on having a winning trip to Vegas or Nevada when you use The Leisure Guide.
Vegas is the 5th most popular foreign travel vacation destination in the world.
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 Las Vegas Apartments
With a population of more than half a million, Las Vegas is the state of Nevada's largest city and one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the United States.
Vegas is famous (or infamous, depending on your point of view) for gaming, quickie weddings and almost-as-quickie divorces.
Vegas is home to two of the wackiest and most entertaining museums you could hope for: the Liberace Museum and the Guinness World of Records Museum.
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 Las Vegas SUN: Nevada rancher's privacy case goes before U.S. Supreme Court
Nevada rancher's privacy case goes before U.S. Supreme Court
Oral arguments are scheduled for Monday in a case that will determine whether people have a constitutional right to refuse to tell police their names.
The issue split the Nevada Supreme Court, which sided with police on a 4-3 vote in the case stemming from Hiibel's refusal - 11 times - to give him name to officers in 2000 near Winnemucca.
www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/nevada/2004/mar/21/032110091.html   (415 words)

  
 Las Vegas Nevada Trivia, FAQ and Other Fun Facts
Fun Fact: In 1941, the El Rancho Vegas was the first resort to open on The Las Vegas Strip (across from what is now The Sahara).
Fun Fact: The Mirage, what's considered to be the first "mega resort" hotel and casino in Las Vegas, opened in 1989 at a cost of $630 million.
Fun Fact: From 1990 to 1998 the Las Vegas population grew by 55%.
www.allvegasguide.com /las_vegas_nevada   (553 words)

  
 Las Vegas, Nevada - DesertUSA
Las Vegas, Nevada is located along Interstate 15 in Clark County of southern Nevada.
Las Vegas is also the gateway to Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
Las Vegas receives an average 4 inches of rain and 250 days of sunshine a year.
www.desertusa.com /Cities/nv/lasvegas.html   (871 words)

  
 Las Vegas Florists, Nevada (NV) local delivery florist shops roses and plants, gift baskets, gourmet and sweets, unique ...
Las Vegas Florists, Nevada (NV) local delivery florist shops roses and plants, gift baskets, gourmet and sweets, unique wedding bouquets, funeral arrangement.
Nevada Las Vegas flowers delivery, flower, basket, gift, plant, wedding package, birthday, anniversary and more.
Las Vegas Bouquet, full service florist delivering the freshest flowers to you or someone special.
www.lasvegasbouquet.com   (137 words)

  
 Las Vegas Travel Story Part 1
Las Vegas seems to have become synonymous with gambling.
Las Vegas has grown from The Godfather’s "Moe Green" little Mecca of sin to a second Disney World.
We then arrived at our hotel, "Viva Las Vegas Villas." This was probably one of the hardest aspects of the trip I had to write about.
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 KLASTV.com | News for Las Vegas, Nevada | News, Weather, Traffic
A prison south of Las Vegas that has been closed for six years will re-open soon, for a new purpose and with a whole new group of corrections officers.
Las Vegas One is your local 24-hour news source.
The infamous Nevada military base known as Area 51 is one of the most secretive places on earth.
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 Las Vegas Celtic Society - Home
The Las Vegas Celtic Society has undertaken the task of producing a tradition of Highland Games events in Southern Nevada that have a true Celtic feeling and embrace the Celtic culture and society.
The vision is to host a Games event that has the extra flair that Las Vegas is known for and to bring the Celtic culture to the Las Vegas community through demonstration and education.
The goal of the Las Vegas Celtic Society is to establish a Highland Games event that will continue long into the future in Las Vegas.
www.lasvegascelticsociety.org   (319 words)

  
 Las Vegas Nevada Attorneys - Nevada Personal Injury Attorney, Nevada DUI Attorney, Nevada Traffic Tickets Attorney
Sprenz and Associates handles Las Vegas Nevada area cases regarding Nevada personal injury, Nevada DUI, and Nevada traffic law.
When it comes to your Nevada personal injury case, it is not about the past, it is about your future.
Sprenz and Associates is an experienced Las Vegas Nevada personal injury law firm and a strong advocate for your case.
www.sprenzlaw.com   (560 words)

  
 Las Vegas, Nevada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Bellagio is a world class resort nestled on the shores of a 10 acre lake at the heart of the Las Vegas Strip.
Welcome to the Premier Las Vegas All-Suite Hotel: Combine the magic of Las Vegas with the class and modern touch of the Atrium Suites Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Welcome to the "Best Kept Secret in Las Vegas." Located just minutes from the "Strip" and in the heart of the action, is an oasis of tranquility...The Clarion Hotel and Suites, Emerald Springs.
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 EarthCam - Las Vegas Cams
The average annual temperature in Vegas is 66 degrees F. Throughout Nevada, there are over 209,000 slot machines operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
To spend a night in every hotel room in Las Vegas would take 288 years.
Las Vegas has more unlisted phone numbers than any U.S. city.
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 Las Vegas Hotels for Families
Las Vegas has over 100 hotels, many of which are massive in size making one feel as though in a little city.
Excalibur is an experience of Camelot in Las Vegas.
From the moment that guests walk across the drawbridge and over the moat into the sparkling white castle that is the hotel, they are transported...
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 Las Vegas ~ Nevada
Originally a mid-19th century oasis for westbound wagon trains, Las Vegas really developed when the railroad, in 1905, and the Hoover Dam, in the 1930s, were built.
Like no other city in America, Las Vegas is constantly evolving - changing and expanding.
The Historical Las Vegas Strip Casino Map displays the locations of past, present and future casinos on, or fairly close to the Strip.
www.grisel.net /LasVegas.htm   (190 words)

  
 Mr. Las Vegas Nevada featured in LEMMON GROVE, the novel by Don Lemmon
Las Vegas Nevada, Don Lemmon goes in search of his past and instead creates a fictional yet autobiographical debut that is as winning as they get.
Las Vegas Nevada), frightening mysteries, hilarious situations and gut wrenching, outrageously romantic yarns, you will begin to understand yourself, more so than Don Lemmon knows himself.
Lemmon spent the years of 1990 through 2003 splitting the majority of his time between Hollywood and Las Vegas, Nevada.
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 William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV
The William S. Boys School of Law was created by the Nevada State Legislature in June of 1997 and opened its doors to student in August of 1998.
Thanks for your consideration of the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
More than 150 academics from all over and across disciplines and social justice lawyers will come together to discuss immigration and labor isssues in the global city of Las Vegas.
www.law.unlv.edu   (463 words)

  
 Las Vegas Marriage - Nevada wedding Laws
Nevada has some of the least restrictive rules in the country.
There is no blood test and no waiting period in Nevada.
Minimum age without parental consent is 18 years of age.
www.inlasvegasweddingchapels.com /NevadaLaws.html   (129 words)

  
 Las Vegas Nevada Real Estate - Homes for Sale in Las Vegas NV
Las Vegas, Nevada, real estate has never been better with RealEstate.com.
If you are concerned about a housing bubble in Las Vegas, we can get you the information you need.
We are pledged to the letter and spirit of U.S. policy for the achievement of equal housing opportunity throughout the Nation.
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