LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Las Vegas has grown from a railroad stop to a gambling metropolis in the desert in just 118 years. Some say The Mob could be credited for some of that growth. "The Mob did ...

In 1905, the town of Las Vegas was officially settled. This coincided with plans for a railroad that would go through the new town and across the Southwest. Sources: History.com, New York Times ...

Bob Stoldal, the chair of the city of Las Vegas Historic Preservation Commission, clarified there were actually two parties involved in the original sale. “The railroad between LA and Salt Lake ...

The birth of Las Vegas grew out the brilliance of the sun as voices Redro, Las Angeles and Salt Lack Railroad to establish this area as a railway center for the booming mining camps that had ...

Soon, Las Vegas became a popular and bustling place. With the end of World War I, however, the need for Nevada's mining industry diminished. In 1922, the city joined the national railroad strike ...