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Originally Posted by jaikorven
Well that's just weird...Meadows in the desert? Contradiction imo.
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No, it is because there was a meadow in the desert.
http://history.info/on-this-day/1905...g-of-its-name/
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Las Vegas got that name after green meadows, which were on that spot because there was water from underground artesian wells (the surrounding land is wasteland).
That water enabled the foundation of the city in the desert and another important factor was the railroads built there, which connected Los Angeles and Salt Lake City.
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