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		pnevares on March 19, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Map of Bell Systems Telephone Network (1910) I was surprised to see Las Vegas as such a tiny blip, before remembering its history is still very recent. Founded in 1905, incorporated in 1911 (and was still decades away from its boom). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas

_ondq on March 20, 2015 [–]

Las Vegas as a city wasn't really feasible until after the completion of the Hoover Dam and Lake Mead in 1936 about 30 miles away. You can't have a city without water.

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