Searching For Nevada's Last Spike - The Reason Las Vegas Exists

About 20 miles south of Las Vegas, in the Nevada desert, is a spot that has been largely forgotten, with only a historic marker off the road to note it. While the spot doesn't receive many visitors or much attention, it marks the end of the completion of something that Las Vegas owes its existence to.

The Last Spike marks the completion of what was once the San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railroad, the first link between Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. The railroad had to make it through the nearly empty Nevada desert, and when they sold off some of their excess land, the city of Las Vegas was formed.

In this video we travel to the site of the historic marker then travel about a mile to the north where historians believe the last spike actually went in.

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