Mormon Well Spring is located in the

Desert National Wildlife Range The Desert National Wildlife Refuge is a protected wildlife refuge, administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, located north of Las Vegas, Nevada, in northwestern Clark and southwestern Lincoln counties, with much of its land area lying w ...

and was used from around 1900–1924 for ranching. It is listed on the

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. Nearby is

Corn Creek Campsite Corn Creek Campsite is located in the Desert National Wildlife Range and was used from around 1900–1924 for ranching and is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. Nearby is Mormon Well Spring another listed historic ...

, another listed historic place. Currently the spring is used to provide water for animals using structures provided by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

History

Long prior to its ranching use, the site has indications of Native American use, by such as the Southern

Paiute Paiute (; also Piute) refers to three non-contiguous groups of indigenous peoples of the Great Basin. Although their languages are related within the Numic group of Uto-Aztecan languages, these three groups do not form a single set. The term "Paiu ...

people, from 1000 AD to 1900 AD. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 24, 1974.

References

Native American history of Nevada Southern Paiute Archaeological sites in Nevada National Register of Historic Places in Clark County, Nevada {{NorthAm-native-stub