Following the October 1, 2017 killing of 58 people at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival on the Las Vegas Strip, the Las Vegas community responded in a variety of ways. Envisioned by activists and built by volunteers, the City of Las Vegas established the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden at 1015 S. Casino Center Boulevard to honor the victims and give family members and the community a place to gather to remember.
From the Beda and C. Norman Cornwall Photograph Collection (PH-00248) -- Beda Cornwall reception held at University Libraries Special Collections at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Former members of the Citizens' Library Association seated from left to right: Nellie Bunch and Clarabelle Decker. Standing from left to right: J. A. Tiberti, Beda Cornwall, Laura Belle Kelch, Sherwin "Scoop" Garside, and Harold Erickson.
Graves of James Dayton and Frank "Shorty" Harris. The plaque in the photo reads: "Bury me beside Jim Dayton in the valley we loved. Above me write: 'Here lies Shorty Harris, a single blanket jackass prospector.' - Epitaph requested by Shorty (Frank) Harris, beloved gold hunter, 1856-1934. Here Jas. Dayton, pioneer, perished, 1898. --- To the trailmakers whose courage matched the dangers of the land, this bit of earth is dedicated forever."