Las Vegas’ Springs Preserve

Photo: Ron Mader, Springs Preserve Plaque (some rights reserved)

Commonly known as the “birthplace of Las Vegas,” the Springs Preserve is a 180-acre cultural institution designed to commemorate the city’s dynamic history and to provide a vision for a sustainable future.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1978, the site served as the original source of wat

History: In 1997, the board of directors of the Las Vegas Valley Water District approved a plan to develop a preserve to protect and manage the cultural, natural and water resources of the site, and the Springs Preserve opened to the public in June 2007.

Key Links
springspreserve.org
Events
Facebook
@springspreserve

Embedded Tweets

Mexican scout Rafael Rivera became the first non-Native American to set foot in the Las Vegas Valley when he led his caravan to the area that is now the Springs Preserve. The place Rivera discovered was named #LasVegas, meaning "the meadows" in Spanish. #HispanicHeritageMonth pic.twitter.com/tEzZ685DAq

— Springs Preserve (@SpringsPreserve) September 16, 2021

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— Springs Preserve (@SpringsPreserve) August 1, 2021

Events at the Springs Preserve

2018 Nevada Museum Showcase

Next 100 Coalition’s National Summit (2018)

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