Springs Preserve
Desert oasis of natural springs that gave rise to a city, now trails, gardens and a wetland preserve.
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About this audio guide
This guide follows Rafael Rivera, a teenage scout who went missing from a trading caravan on Christmas Day 1829 and spent two weeks lost in the desert before stumbling onto meadows fed by springs bubbling out of the ground. It traces how that discovery gave Las Vegas its name and sustained Southern Paiute communities for thousands of years before him. Walk the trails here and picture the meadows that once stood where the preserve is now.
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