Las Vegas Springs

From Wikipedia:
The Las Vegas Springs or Big Springs is the site of a natural oasis, known traditionally as a cienega. The springs are now a part of the Las Vegas Springs Preserve.

Related:

• Las Vegas (The Meadows) (historic marker)

The springs were added to the National Register of Historic Places (#78001719) on December 14, 1978.

The Springs Preserve
A Past, Present and Future Refuge

Come see where Las Vegas began. As you walk the Springs Preserve’s 1.8 miles of trails, through 120 acres of native habitats and archaeological sites, you will be following in footsteps that are thousands of years old. You will find reminders of people who were here. before us, and the natural setting that attracted them. Along these trails, a wealth of evidence reflects not only thousands of years of local history, but major historical themes of the American West. Native American cultures, European exploration and settlement, ranching, railroads and, of course, water, have all shaped what you are about to see.