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Marriage certificate of Helen and Frank Stewart and Tiza Stewart land patents

Judy Smith was a teenager when her family relocated from Barstow, CA to Las Vegas in 1958. It was a wide open setting, an ideal location for riding her horse. It was also an era of growth as the city became a gambling destination and the Strip became dotted with early casinos and hotels. Judy attended Las Vegas High School, worked for the Las Vegas Sun and earned a scholarship to UNR. By 1967, she was married and moving back to Vegas with her young family. They chose the John S. Park Neighborhood as the place to call home. For Judy living in John S. Park is about a "sense of place" and "a sense of timelessness." She describer the evolution of the neighborhood and the greater Las Vegas community from the pioneers to the contemporary leaders. In 2006, Judy's home was gutted by a fire. Her life was saved by an observant neighbor. She could have relocated at the time, but chose not to move from the area that she has called home for over 40 years.

'Las Vegas is the main division headquarters of San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Ry. The gateway to Nevada's richest mining section. 336 miles from Los Angeles. 444 miles from Salt Lake City.' Second copy available in the J.T. McWilliams manuscript collection.

Grading for a rail line near Kiel Ranch.

Peter Buol (wearing hat) and William Pike next to an artesian well.

Mary Corkhill drawing a bucket of water from the Las Vegas Creek

Orchard on the Las Vegas Ranch.