Las Vegas Fremont Poster Highway Stretching 52 miles

Stretching 52 miles

the dam was renamed in honor of president Herbert Hoover in 1947

The last car to negotiate the gorge passed through in 1962 when the paved highway along the Fremont River officially opened

White Sands was a popular picnicking site before it was declared a national monument in 1933

regretted that he could not accompany Stephen T

Las Vegas Fremont Poster Highway Stretching 52 milesDescription 14" x 22" poster Interpretive Copy When a years old gambling ban was repealled in 1931, along with prohibition in 1933, the small main drag through Las Vegas known as Fremont Street soon became host to a crop of new casinos. The construstion of Hoover Dam along with gaming restrictions in other states, brought more people and growth to a city that now sees more than 42 million visitors each year.