On May 15, 1905, this world-famous gambling town was founded.
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Las Vegas. The Las Vegas (Spanish for “the meadows”) Valley was named in 1829 by a Mexican merchant and was described by explorers as the best place to re-supply while going west to California. Las Vegas was officially founded as a city when 110 acres of what would become downtown were auctioned by the railroads to a number of private buyers.