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Hand-drawn map of the Mormon Fort and Las Vegas Valley from a letter by John Steele to Brigham Young, circa 1855

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Date
1850 to 1859
Description
Hand-drawn map showing area around the Mormon Fort in Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1855. Handwritten in lower right: 'To President George A. Smith. This is drawn not according to any particular rule being my first attempt at drawing but it may serve to give you an idea of the Las Vegas. John Steele.' Copy print of material in LDS Archives. Scale not given..
Digital ID
map000201
Physical Identifier
0014 0012
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    map000201. Fred and Maurine Wilson Photographs. PH-00014. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1dj58x69

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    University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries
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