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| - The Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort (abbreviated as Fort) is a Field of dreams in back of the Cashman Field outfield. Because it is the oldest manmade structure in Las Vegas, it is the game that created a winning world renown city. There are a few players that created this Field of Dreams which is the Fort. The museum displays and discusses them in detail. This review will also discuss them. In 1855, Brighton Young established a company to establish a colony around the verdent springs in the desert. On June 17, 1855 the fort was built with the dimensions of 150 square feet and walls 14 feet high. He brought the Fort to first base. The fort was passed on to Octavius Gass and then to the Stewarts. They brought the Fort to second base. Then the Railroad and Bureau of Reclamation owned it. They brought the Fort to third base. Ultimately the State of Nevada brought it, fixed it up and scored a home run with a state park that is an outstanding value for $1. In the last three years there have been three times that I picked up the ball and scored a home run with adventures in the oldest structure in Las Vegas.
Visitor Center:
The Visitor Center (VC)is where you exchange a $1 with a park ranger and begin the adventure. I highly recommend walking to the theatre to see the 10 minute introductory video on the Fort. Outside the theatre, the VC features a time line of exhibits from the Paleo Indians to the leading days as a tourist mecca. This includes neat artifects such as casino chips & tools used by the Indians. They also sell gifts and $1 cans of cola and water.
Original Fort:
This rectangular room is a living museum. It includes the adobe block that is the only original part of the remaining wall. There is a preserved bedroom, a replica of the first flag flown over Las Vegas, several artifacts, and stories.
The Stewart Ranch House:
This is the site of where the house stood. Today there is a descriptive sign and tools.
Inside reconstructed bastion:
The bastion is the most interesting part of the park. When I visualize a fort it is the bastion. There is a small room that is the soldier's room replica from 1867 to 69 that the public can access. The sights clockwise include a ladder to the second floor (closed), chess table, barrel, boxes of musket, two chairs, and a coal stove. The sounds were Las Vegas Boulevard (LVB) traffic and birds.
Site of Mormon corrals:
This is a historic outdoor area adjacent to the LVB wall. Their are antique freight wagons, shade, picnic tables, and views of the back of the bastion.
Garden in the Desert:
On my visits the 3 plots were barron. There is an informative discription sign and beavertail cactus garden. Nearby is the statue of Helen Stewart.
The creek:
When I spent time here, I knew why this is the spot where Las Vegas began. It is solitude in the shadow of Fremont Street. The bobbing stream with chirping birds under the canopy of mesquite and catclaw trees is an inviting place to spend time at one of the 6 picnic tables. The view of the bobbing stream passing the original fort is my favorite part of the experience.
Conclusion: The Fort is a memorial to the all stars that sacrificed in a brutal climate to create a Field of Dreams that would develop into the City of Las Vegas. They hit a grand slam to create a home run city. I picked up the ball and ran with it to enjoy three winning adventures in this Nevada State Park (1 of 4 in South Nev). Now I pass the ball to you to enjoy a grand slam adventure in the oldest structure in Las Vegas.
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