Cheap Things To Do in Mesquite, Nevada

You won't find the Colorado River, the force of nature that eons ago carved the Grand Wash Cliffs of Arizona, anywhere near the cliffs themselves. Today the Colorado flows about 20 miles to the south, sculpting the Grand Canyon. But ... More on Epinions.com

Inscription. Mesquite proved a total failure after several years labor. And today only a few ravines and sand-filled ditches mark the place where the village once stood. —LDS Church Historian Andrew Jensen, 1891. The remoteness ... More on HMDB

Pioneer artifacts and histories from the Virgin Valley area - late 1800s through early 1900s. More on MuseumsUSA.org

For a little more local history when visiting Mesquite, stop in at the Virgin Valley Heritage Museum. Here you ... More on PlanetWare

Inscription. Tithing Lot: Circa Late 1890s. The southeast quarter of this block was originally owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and was used as a tithing lot. Church members paid tithing in-kind donations of ... More on HMDB

Inscription. October 16, 1869 – February 19, 1949. It was under William Abbotts supervision that Mesquite was founded on a firm foundation. —Howard Pulsipher, Mesquite Pioneer. At the age of eight, William journeyed from ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Stretching for 130 miles across Clark County, this historic horse trail became Nevadas first route of commerce in 1829 when trade was initiated between Santa Fe and Los Angeles. The trail was later used by the wagons ... More on HMDB

Inscription. July 16, 1873 – November 30, 1956. ¦ from weary travelers to women and their children who would come to visit ¦ she never turned anyone away without feeding them. She would invite you to eat and then say Theres ... More on HMDB