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Clark County Courthouse
Las Vegas, Nevada |
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2005 Architect - Tate, Snyder, & Kinsey Photos: Robert Deering 3/29/2010 |
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 1909 Courthouse |
 1914 Courthouse |
COUNTY NAMED FOR: William Andrews Clark, a Montana copper magnate and U.S. Senator. Clark was largely responsible for the construction of the Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad through the area, a factor heavily contributing to the region's early development.
COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: Las Vegas was named 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. In the 19th century, areas of the valley contained artesian wells that supported extensive green areas or meadows (vegas in Spanish); hence the name Las Vegas.
COURTHOUSES: 1909, 1914, and 2005 - perhaps others as well.
STANDING: 2005 Reginal Justice Center.
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