1908 Map of Las Vegas

About this map

Las Vegas is depicted here as a fledgling desert outpost at the junction of the San Pedro Los Angeles & Salt Lake RR and the Las Vegas and Tonopah RR. The landscape is dominated by the Spring Mountain Range, where the Charleston National Forest surrounds Charleston Peak. This early century survey reveals a reliance on scattered water sources such as Indian Springs and Corn Creek, which supported early homesteads and ranching outposts like Smiths Ranch and Pahrump Ranch. Evidence of early industrial activity is found at the Stirling Mine (Abandoned) and a Marble Quarry, while the vast Yucca Forest stretches across the Sheep Range. The map documents a critical period of transition as rail lines began to reshape the settlement patterns of Southern Nevada.