# Mormon Well Spring

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| name            = Mormon Well Spring
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| location        = N of Las Vegas on Mormon Spring
| nearest_city    = [Las Vegas, Nevada](/source/Las_Vegas%2C_Nevada)
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| added           = December 24, 1974
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'''Mormon Well Spring''' is an area located in the United States' [Desert National Wildlife Range](/source/Desert_National_Wildlife_Range) that was used from around 1900–1924 for ranching.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.birdandhike.com/Hike/DNWR/Mormon_Well/Mormon_Well.htm |title=Mormon Well (6,300 to 6,450 ft) |accessdate=2007-03-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070406050420/http://www.birdandhike.com/Hike/DNWR/Mormon_Well/Mormon_Well.htm |archivedate=2007-04-06 }}</ref> It is listed on the [United States](/source/United_States) [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places).  Nearby is [Corn Creek Campsite](/source/Corn_Creek_Campsite), another listed historic place.

Currently the spring is used to provide water for animals using structures provided by the [Bureau of Land Management](/source/Bureau_of_Land_Management) (BLM).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.miniquest.com/trips/dnwr/dnwrtour.html |title=The Mormon Well Road Tour Route) |accessdate=2007-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008201635/http://www.miniquest.com/trips/dnwr/dnwrtour.html |archive-date=2007-10-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== History ==
Long prior to its ranching use, the site has indications of [Native American](/source/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States) use, by such as the Southern [Paiute](/source/Southern_Paiute) people, from 1000 AD to 1900 AD.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/NV/Clark/vacant.html
 |title= NEVADA - Clark County - Vacant / Not In Use |accessdate=2007-03-18 }}</ref>

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 24, 1974.<ref>{{cite web
 |url         = http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/DOCS/shpo/entries/clark.htm
 |title       = Nevada Entries in the National Register of Historic Places
 |accessdate  = 2007-03-18
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080617204242/http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/shpo/entries/clark.htm
 |archivedate = 2008-06-17
}}</ref>

== References ==
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Category:Native American history of Nevada
Category:Southern Paiute
Category:Archaeological sites in Nevada
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Clark County, Nevada

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