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Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas and surrounding neighborhood, Spring Valley Township, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-09-16

Description

Wet'n'Wild Las Vegas Water Park rises behind the Pulte Homes development of Copper Ridge near Warm Springs and Fort Apache Roads in the Spring Valley Township.

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Warm Springs and Fort Apache Roads, Spring Valley Township, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-09-16

Description

The intersection of Warm Springs and Fort Apache Roads as seen from hillside west of the intersection in the Spring Valley Township.

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Las Vegas Valley with Copper Ridge development, Spring Valley Township, Nevada: digital photograph

Date

2016-09-16

Description

View of the Las Vegas Valley as seen from the hillside near Warm Springs and Fort Apache Roads in the Spring Valley Township. In the foreground is the Pulte Homes Development of Copper Ridge.

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Sandy Croteau oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03918

Abstract

Oral history interview with Sandy Croteau conducted by Claytee D. White on January 18, 2024 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Croteau discusses the history of Tule Springs area, which covers over 13,000 acres and how she became involved in turning the area into Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument. Croteau is a retired real estate professional and a National Parks volunteer. She recalls growing up in Los Angeles and Downey, California and engaging in outdoor activities with her father and brothers, which paved the way for her work on Tule Springs.

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Donna L. Miller oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02444

Abstract

Oral history interview with Donna L. Miller conducted by Claytee D. White on July 15, 2015 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Miller begins by describing her early upbringing on her family's potato farm in Oregon before moving to Las Vegas, Nevada. She discusses attending Las Vegas High School, joining the Rhythmettes, the school's female dance group, and her experiences in the Rhythmettes, including where she performed and the team's coach, Evelyn Stuckey. Miller also briefly discusses working as a secretary at the Sahara Hotel and Casino and real estate in Las Vegas.

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