Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon (Post 209916)

Flash and I went to Las Vegas last weekend, where I heard a rumor that Vegas was actually founded by Mormons. That can't possibly be true....can it??

Originally Posted by YOhio (Post 209920)

Not really.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas,_Nevada#Founding

Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon (Post 209916)

Flash and I went to Las Vegas last weekend, where I heard a rumor that Vegas was actually founded by Mormons. That can't possibly be true....can it??

Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon (Post 209916)

Flash and I went to Las Vegas last weekend, where I heard a rumor that Vegas was actually founded by Mormons. That can't possibly be true....can it??

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute (Post 209919)

It's true. Wikipedia isn't the most reliable source, but it does get the founding of LV accurate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_vegas

Originally Posted by YOhio (Post 209920)

Not really.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas,_Nevada#Founding

Originally Posted by The Borg (Post 209940)

Let's face it Ms.Gordon...we're everywhere.

Originally Posted by BarbaraGordon (Post 210197)

That's hilarious. So, according to wikipedia, Vegas either was or wasn't founded by the Church.

Well, according to the city's official website, "1855 - Members of the Mormon Church choose Las Vegas as the site to build a fort halfway between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles, where they would travel to gather supplies. The remainder of the Mormon Fort http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/images...ternalLink.gif can still be seen at the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Washington Avenue. The fort was abandoned several years later."



Indeed. I must admit that Flash and I found the local Mormon community quite charming...or its representatives, anyhow. Sadly, said representatives wore neither sequins nor feathers. Terribly disappointing.

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute (Post 210237)

If you want sequins and feathers as a part of your Vegas Mormon experience, I believe you need to visit Archaea's ward.

Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski (Post 210258)

Nah. I visited his ward. Plain vanilla LDS.