1. Erm, I believe most of the Las Vegas valley was Mormon owned
Edited on Thu Jul-07-05 07:32 PM by Cerridwen
when old Benjamin showed up - he may have bought the property from the Mormons (LDS).
I could be wrong - I'm sure someone will be more than happy to tell me if I am.
So, sorta fitting for a Mormon to host Vegas' 100th birthday.
edited to add: It also fits the schizophrenic nature of Vegas - legal gambling versus a strong Catholic and LDS presence. You'd have to live here to "get" that particular Vegas characteristic. Constant cognitive dissonance.
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