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The following is a [[:Category:Timelines of cities in the United States|timeline]] of the [[History of Las Vegas|history]] of the city of [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]], United States.
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** The population of Las Vegas, five years before it is founded as a city, is 22.<ref name="CLVSite">{{cite web |url= http://old.lasvegasnevada.gov//factsstatistics/history.htm |title=History of Las Vegas |publisher=City of Las Vegas |access-date=December 28, 2015 }}</ref>
* 1905
** Las Vegas is founded as a city on May 15 when 110 acres (45 ha) of land adjacent to the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad tracks are auctioned off by the railroad company. The areas that were auctioned off were situated between Stewart Avenue on the north, Garces Avenue to the south, Main Street to the west, and 5th Street (Las Vegas Boulevard) to the east and would later become the downtown area.<ref name=CLVSite />
** [[Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad|San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad]] begins operating, linking Southern California with [[Salt Lake City]] and making Las Vegas an ideal refueling point and rest stop due to the availability of water.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1957}}<ref name=CLVSite />
*1906
** [[Golden Gate Hotel and Casino|Golden Gate Hotel]], f/k/a Hotel Nevada and Sal Sagev Hotel, in business.
** [[Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad]] built.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1957}}
* 1909
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