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Las Vegas, often known simply as Vegas, is a city in and the county seat of San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. [6] Once two separate municipalities (one a city and the other a town), both were named Las Vegas—West Las Vegas ("Old Town") and East Las Vegas ("New Town"); they are separated by the Gallinas River and retain distinct characters and separate, rival school districts.
Acequia Madre (Las Vegas, New Mexico) / 35.58472°N 105.22389°W / 35.58472; -105.22389. The Acequia Madre, in Las Vegas, New Mexico, is a historic acequia which was built at the time of Las Vegas' settlement in 1835–36. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
38.740 mi [41] (62.346 km) State Road 122 ( NM 122) is a 38.740-mile-long (62.346 km) state highway in the US state of New Mexico. NM 122's western terminus is at Interstate 40 (I-40) west of Thoreau, and the eastern terminus is at I-40 in Grants. NM 122 follows the routing of the former Historic U.S. Route 66.
December 16, 1974. Designated NMSRCP. December 8, 1972. The Las Vegas Plaza is a plaza and historic district in Las Vegas, New Mexico. The plaza was originally laid out in 1835 by Mexican settlers and is surrounded by a number of historically and architecturally notable buildings. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
The Railroad Avenue Historic District is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It encompasses three blocks of Railroad Avenue between Jackson Street and University Avenue, as well as the first block of Lincoln Avenue. The buildings in the district were directly related to the presence ...
Montezuma is an unincorporated community in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. It is located approximately five miles northwest of the city of Las Vegas . The town was best known for many years for its natural hot springs, [2] and was in fact called "Los Ojos Calientes". [3] or "Las Vegas Hot Springs" until the late 19th century.
The lake bed made an ideal strip for testing aircraft, and the Emigrant Valley's mountain ranges and the NTS perimeter protected the site from visitors; it was about 100 mi (160 km) north of Las Vegas. [31] The CIA asked the AEC to acquire the land, designated "Area 51" on the map, and to add it to the Nevada Test Site. [9]: 56–57
The Presbyterian Mission Church in Las Vegas, New Mexico is a historic church at 1413 Chavez Street. It was built during 1871-73 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1] It is located three blocks south of the historic Las Vegas plaza. It is a 100 by 25 feet (30.5 m × 7.6 m) adobe brick building covered with adobe ...