Las Vegas is one of the most famous tourist destinations in the United States. Vegas is and was home to members of the Paiute tribe of Native Americans before Rafael Rivera, a young Spaniard, scouted the area in 1821. He named the area “Las Vegas”, which means “the meadows” (which is not at all how I think of it but maybe it looked different back then). Las Vegas soon became part of a trade route known as the Old Spanish Trail that spanned the area between New Mexico to California. While some Europeans settled in Vegas when it was just a little outpost on this trading route, the population didn’t really start to explode until Vegas was officially made a city in 1911. 

Today people visit Vegas for the nightlife, gambling, entertainment and much more, but few people visiting Vegas today know that it has quite a few well-known hauntings that can still be visited today.


Sources:

https://www.hauntedrooms.com/nevada/las-vegas/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/ballys-hotel

https://vegasghosts.com/ballys-hotel-and-casino/

https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/las-vegas

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas#History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bally%27s_Las_Vegas

https://vegasghosts.com/the-ballys-mgm-grand-fire/

https://ghostcitytours.com/las-vegas/haunted-vegas/hoover-dam/

https://www.history.com/news/7-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-hoover-dam

https://tataandhoward.com/four-haunted-dams-united-states/

https://www.chron.com/news/science-environment/article/As-Nevada-s-Lake-Mead-dries-up-lost-Wild-West-6415202.php

https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/bible-study/why-satan-shows-up-as-a-goat-in-scripture.html

https://ghostcitytours.com/las-vegas/haunted-vegas/ghost-benjamin-siegel/

https://vegasghosts.com/flamingo-las-vegas/

https://www.hauntedrooms.com/nevada/las-vegas/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/flamingo-hotel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugsy_Siegel

https://www.ktnv.com/news/haunted-las-vegas-did-elvis-ever-really-leave-the-westgate

https://www.christianity.com/wiki/angels-and-demons/who-is-baphomet.html

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